Lexicon chymicum. Cum obscuriorum verborum, et rerum hermeticarum, tum phrasium Paracelsicarum, in scriptis ejus: et aliorum chymicorum, passim occurrentium, planam explicationem continens ... [Vita Paracelsi]

Johnson, William, -1665 · 1652 · London : G.D. for W. Nealand · 5 pictures

A 1652 London Latin dictionary of alchemical and Paracelsian terms, compiled by William Johnson and printed by G.D. for W. Nealand, aimed at readers of chymical texts. Its pictures are printed decorative initials and a border strip, with ornate woodcut letters A and H built from interlaced scrolls, foliage and hatched bands, offering a designer models for historical letterform and ornamental framing.

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