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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
Heinrich Khunrath · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordRed-gold ore belongs to the page 76 group associated with subtle volatile products.
- In KhunrathThe margin links it with glass-ores in the remark about fine whitenings of Venus.
- In this editionThe distinct spellings in body and margin are retained; neither is silently replaced with a modern species-name.
- A reading distinctionThe volatile substances are described as separated from the ores.
Meaning
Red-gold ore belongs to the page 76 group associated with subtle volatile products. Its historical name is not treated as a complete modern mineral identification.
Use in the book
The margin links it with glass-ores in the remark about fine whitenings of Venus. The body nevertheless classifies the relevant materials as already embryonated and specified. Such handlings cannot make them the common pri-material field.
Places to read
- 1599 p. 76Red-gold occurs in the ore-associated materials discussion.
- 1599 p. 76 · marginRed-gold and glass-ores are linked to the whitening-of-Venus remark.
Translation in this edition
The distinct spellings in body and margin are retained; neither is silently replaced with a modern species-name.
Source note
The volatile substances are described as separated from the ores. The syntax does not say that these ores are made from an isolated volatile substance.