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Vulnerable working fibres

restes; funes; retibus; nassis; linteamina; retia; nassae

Ropes, cords, fishing nets, snares and linen extend the sulphur-oil claim beyond solid wood to working fibres exposed to water and rain.

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Nine Books on the Nature of Things

Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Ropes, cords, fishing nets, snares and linen extend the sulphur-oil claim beyond solid wood to working fibres exposed to water and rain. The passage names their vulnerability to decay and breaking, linking preservation with continued practical service. Nets of fishers and snares of birdcatchers and hunters show the range of occupations imagined. These concrete uses add substance to the chapter’s broad claim about preserving things.

Places to read

  1. Book 3 · Preservation · Passage 13Latin“restes & funes”