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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSpirits or fiery men associated with residence in fire.
- In the bookSagani supplies a collective elemental class.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.
Historical definition
Salamandri are spirits dwelling in fire, or fiery men.
Meaning
The gloss gives a dwelling and two ways of naming its inhabitants. Its fiery men belong to the dictionary’s account of spirits, rather than to its account of workers who tend a furnace. The distinction matters because another entry, Vulcanii, concerns those continually occupied about fire.
Use in the book
Sagani supplies a collective elemental class. Saldini is expressly equated with Salamandri, while Trifertes is also described through dwelling in fire. The comparisons show overlapping descriptions; only Saldini is explicitly presented here as the same name.
Places to read
- SalamandriRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SaganiA collective name for elemental spirits.
- SaldiniAn alternative name for the fire-dwelling Salamandri.
- TrifertesA fire-dwelling spirit name.
In this edition
The plural forms are retained so that the names remain recognizable in the historical text. The article follows the reported kind of being without supplying an anatomy or a modern zoological identity.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile