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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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A historical lead preparation divided into medicinal and alchemical forms by the author. The alchemical form is assigned purification and whitening uses, while the medicinal designation reports a period judgment rather than present-day safety. Ceruse also serves as a procedural comparison when surface material is removed from other metal plates. Its recurring name links products without making their preparations identical.
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- Book 5 · Death · Passage 15Latin“Mortificatio plumbi ut redigatur in cerussam”