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Pseudo-Democrito
Scriatltcih emici
Coni lc ommentardiioS inesio
Ediziocnrei tdieclta e stgor ector,a duzieo cnoem mentdoi
Mat teMoa rtelli
PrefadziiT oinzei Daonrocz ndi
Opemp ubbliscoattitaol p atrocdienlilUoan ioAnc adémiIqnutee mationale
(proge"tTteos atlic hemici")
coni ls ostedgenlTo H ETA (Cnet r]ee aPné piCnN,R S)
ed eCl APHÉS( ÉcoNloer malSeu périelCu NrReS )
S.É.H.A. ARCHÈ
Paris Milano
2011
Le operael chemicthrea mandastotet ioln omed ell'anattiocmoi sta
Democristoon oq uip erl ap rimvao ltrai edi(tdeo ploa d ataetdai zione
delB erthelot-Rcuoenlt lrea)d,u ziiotnael iaasnsai,e amdea lcunnuio vi
frammentait tribaulif tiil osoef aol c ommentardieol' l;;t lchimista
SinesIit oe.s tsit,a bisluiltlbiaa sdei u nan uovaan alidseil ltar adizione
grecea s iriascoan,oc ommentastiiad alp untdoi v istfial ologicchoe
dottrinale: peanrftaièsc iso tlaatpraoe s tsau llsap iegazidoenipe r o
cesstie cniiclil ustdraaltlriei cetatlec hemicshuel,li ad entificazione
dellseo stanizmep iegaet seul ii'n terpretadzeilolpnere i nciptaeloir ie
allbaa sdee ip rocedimenti dUens'carmiptiitani t.r oduzione, suddivisa
int rcea pitoclhii,a riisp crei ncippraolbil esmoil levdaatlilt ar adizione
manoscridtetlCa o rpuasl chemicgurma ecudmi,s cute l'identificazione
deglaiu todreiit rattraiteidt iatnit qou antloal orsot ruttourriag inaer ia,
tratteglgeic aa ratteripsrtiincchiep dae lliai l'c himgirae co-egiziana
nellsau af aspei ùa nticcao,np articoaltatreen ziaoipn oes sibiinlfil ussi
vicino-orientali.
ISBN9 78-88-7252-319-3
9788872 523193 € 45
Texteest T ravaudxe Chrysopcria
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Pseudo-Democrito
Scriatltcih emici
Coni lc ommentardiioS inesio
Ediziocnrei tdieclta e stgor ector,a duzieo cnoem mentdoi
MatteMoa rtelli
PrefazdiioT niez iaDnoor andi
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Operpau bbliscoattitalpo a trocdienliUlona i oAnc adémiIqnutee rnationale
(progettoa l"cTheesmtiic i")
coni ls ostedgenTloH ETA (Centre JeaCnN RPSé)p in,
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ed eClA PHÉS( ÉcoNloer maSluep érieCuNrReS )
S.É.H.A. ARCHÈ
Paris Milano
2011
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PREFAZIONE
TESTIA LCHEMICI
FRAT RADIZIONGER ECAE TRADIZIONSEI RIACA
Glia lchimgirsehtcaniin ov issnuetgoul lit iamnim m, particionFl raarnec uina ,
momenetcoc eziLoan" aCloel.l edcetUsin oinv erdseiF tréasn ce" ("BCuodlélh"ea)c tion
datsop azsioot,lt aod irezdiioH neen rDio rniniSqauffree ya, u n'operaezdiitoonrei ale
consacarlalt'aa lgcrheicDmaoi.pa io lv oludmieR obeHrta llceounlx' edidzeipioa npei ri
alchedmiiLc eii dead iS tocco(1lrn 9a8) 1c,h ien augulrasa evraLi eesa, l chimigsrteecsss i
sonaor ricdciah litritt irt eo rn(ir ispettviovlaumImeVinl t,Xe eX Id elcloal lezione):
Zosimed e PanopolMiésm,o ireasu thentiqcuuers,ad taoM ichèMleert en(s1 995);
L 'AnonydmeeZ uret(t2i0 0200,0 2eR2 e)c ettaelsc himiq(uPeasrG .r .2 419H;o lkhamicus
109)C,o smasl eH iéromoinCeh-rysop(é2e0 1e0n)tr,a mpbeilr ec urdeiAn dréCeo linet
Los copdoiq uesptroo graèm qmuae ldliro i mpialzazb aernee memraii tnav,e cchiata
raccdoilM taar ceBleirtnh eelC ohta rÉlrneislR-eu elCloe/,le ctdieosan n cieanlsc himistes
grec(sC AAG)p,u bbliaPc aartitraga ii l1 88e7i 1l 88D8u.ec onveignntie rnazhiaonnnaol i
pocie rcdaift aori epl u nstuol sltaotd oe lrliac eGrlcAiat .tdi e plr imtoe,n uatP oasrini egli
199s1o,n sot aptuib blincea1lt 9i9 d5a D idiKearhn e SylvaMiant tcoonn i lt itolo
Alchimairet:h, i stoeitrm ey theIsls. econidnot,i tGollia alcthoi mgirsetciTi e.s tdio,t trine,
confronltL ie sa lchimigsrteecsTs e.x tedso,c tricnoemsp,a raisèos ntsa,o trog aniiz5lz- a7t o
dicem2b0r0ea7V enedzaiC ar istinaG lAViti tsaion noino. s tampa.
Leo pedreeg allic higrmeicssito ip ravviinuv non nuom enroona mpidoim anoscritti,
unod iv eneraanndtai cihlMia tràci,a ngurs.2 9d9e X/Xll secoSlito r.a dtitt ae sltaci u i
tradizfu isoenmep erset remaflmueindtaaep, e rata ag giurnitteo,cr cihsic,r iatgtguiroer,
namencthier endodnioffi ciel ceo mpleislcs oom pidteog eldii tCoormiem. o ltoep ere
scient(imfialc osh tee dsissoc ovraslaoen cpheeir t ratdtila etsis icoedg igr raafiam matica),
quesstcire irtatcnioo n sidaelrlsatatr ied gitu eas dt'iu sdois, tr umecnhtpeio teveasnsoe re
riadastetnatztraio ,ps pcriu paollelise,i gesnpzeec idfiecmlho em enetsos;ea rgeg ioarnlaltai
lucdee lslceo pepritrùee ceend teil elsep ericeonnzdeo tte doa dlaul n'oao up tidoùe rie
fruitdoerllio rcoo ntenÈu qtuoe.sa tsop edtitfl ou idciotnlà a c onseguternatsem issione
'anomdailt aa'ol pie rpee,lr e q uailc ir itaebriit dueallfilila o locgliaas ssiir ciav elano
spesisnos uffiec iineandteig cuhaeat tit,di art ae mploam iaa ttenzTiroonvceao. su ìn a
spiegaszein oonnue n,ga i ustificiamlzo itoicnvheome, i h af atatcoc etdtisa crrei uvnear e
Premeaslsla' eddiezgieloxicn eer patlac hedmeilcPliso e udo-Deernd oecslru icoto om men
tatSoirnee csuiroad taMa a ttMeaor telli.
VIII TESTIA LCHEMICIF RA TRADIZIONEG RECA E SIRIACA
Martelhlaci o nsacarq auteost teisl tuin gahnind iip azielnatveoa rlol 'Unidvie rsità
BologAntae,n ienco u siiè f ormadtaop,p rliamuar eainnLd eotstiAe nrtei eci hnes eguito
preparlaasn udtaoe dsoit tosroatllteago, u iddeaPl r ofesVsionriTeca imom arIro i.s ultati
delrliac ecrocnad,o ntotnsa o laoB olognmaa,a nchaPe a riFgiil,a deeo lrfiaaaB erlino
vedoinnofi lnael uce.
Ilv olusmise t rutitntu rrpeaa rtdii stiIpn rtietm.ri ce a pictoosltii tuuinsaic notnroo
duzioanitre a ttriaetdiin teiqi,u aMlairt elalffrio ntdai veprrsoeb lemcaotnincehasels lea
tradimzainoonsec risitbati az,a nstiioanri ae nt(aslieri adciqa u)e,lo lpee rael,l 'identifica
ziodneeli o rpor esauuntteoia r iti e mpir inciinep sasslevi i luppati.
Segule' ediczriiotnelie act ar aduzdiivo anreexi c eratlac heamtitcriia bD ueimtoic rito
e declo mmenat poa rtdei q uesatsic,ri at Stion ees iinod iriazduz nas taoc erddeolt e
SerapeidoiAn l essaDnidorsicao,r o. neMlaslrtpoee lcliifi,c o, propeodniez iuonnae nuova
desie guetnetsfiitn io,dr ias ponsioblnioel lCilA aAG diB ertheeR luoetl le:
Lav ersieopniet odmeagtolari i giqnuaartliti rbpors ie udo-desmuolctlriein tteduiir e,
cuiic oditcria mandduaeet sot riantttiit,ro ilsapteit titPvvacmcàm enKtaìeJ.L VO'rtKa,
«Questniaotnuiers aelgir e(C tAeAG» I I4 1-4e9ll )Ep ìà ufg.Lovtr olTjO'Em«çS,u lflaab bri
cazione del(ClA'AaGIr 4Ig 9e-n5t3m)>;
Alcusneez idoenKiia -r a).oyposz eudo-demtorcarimtaenaidl,al t'ii ndtiue nrnaco o lle
ziodnieri cetdteetd taapi ri meid it(oBrie rtheloCth-iRmiudeee M lolies(e)C AAGI I3 06-
307L)'.a ttribaulzlPioso enued o-Demnoocner siptloi,c itianmdeincntaeetic a o dièc i,
sostesnuulbtlaaas d eec lo nfrocnotinocl o mmendtiSo i nesio;
Ilc ommendtiSo i neaslilo' oaplecrhae mpisceau do-demionctriitEtovelvaaE,ut ioo v
qJlÀOO'OfPtrOpVò çLl lOO'KOpEoivç'r rlV{3 i{3).zLIoTJvJ.L OKpiromvç ÉVu zo).io«zDç,efi ll osofo
Sineas Diioo scaonrnoo,t aszuilloi nbidr ioD emocri(tCoA»A GI I5 6-5D9a)q .u esto
tratttartaom,a nidnaf toor ma incsoemmpbldreiatp ae,n adnecrheu ene straantotnoi mo,
ripordtaacito od iccoini lt itdoilll oEp ìÀ EVKWO'Em«çS,u ll'imbian(CcAhAiGIm Ie nto»
21)1.
Cerchidaiem not rpairnùee d ie ttagli.
Lap rimepa i cùo nsisptaerndtteeel l'inpdraegniidnnce eo nsiderica ozdiigocrniee c i
anterailXo VrIi seUcnoabl roe.iv lel ustdrealzslitooa tnqueus a estipoenirsm eatM taer telli
did efiniip roes sirbaiplpito rriatt rice o dipcoiz iioMlra ir:ci angru.s2 9(9= M,X/X l sec.),
ilPa risigrn.u s2 32(5= B,X IIsIe ce.i )lP arisignru.s2 32(7= A ,X V secL.a)b .a se
testsuuac lueèi c ondoitlct oon frotnrtiaot rmea noscnroinst ilt iim iatlals eo loep ere
riednietvleo lummeaè, a llaragt arutela t eriorio vsveezariloopl naair fi,tn ea dleel nloan a
A.ÉI;dteçl l'alcShtiemfiaasnltolla,ei sdteesi e ganlic hetmriacmia nddaasitu ed dettetsit i
moneia lLe ssiscuol flaab bricazdieol'n/oe r Po.a rticolareè r iastetreavnnazctiahaole nl eo
studdieomia rginalNiao.n ostBa snitaael lsot aattot ulaalceu nlo'saon,ad liui nsasi u a
copdiiar eitlPta ar,i sinGurs.2. 27(5= C ,X V secr.e)a,l ipzrizmaadt eal mluat ilazione
dell'anctoingsreaanflMto ae,rt esllidiaip ropournrpaer imead izidoenlleli asd teasi e gni
TIZIANOD ORANDI IX
alchemicid iBp /rCso ipdarir i iac osltraup irrees einnBz d aia lcuannen otamzairogniin ali,
perdauc taeu dseal sluec cesrsiifivleas tuurbedi atcleo diLc'ei.p odteeldsliiap enddeiCn za
daB ,g iaàv anzdaavt aars it udièco osnif,e rmgartaaza ui nes tudaiuot opdteidicu ote e sti
monic,h mee titnee videcnozmale e p rincidpiavleir gdeinpzeen dsaenmop licedmaeln te
riposizioinnCa dmiue nbn itfoo sgtlaicoc daatloslsuapia o sizoiroingei naria.
Icla ratatnetroel odgemiiac noo sceristatmii snoaltliae nvcaih ple r obldeemlagl ean esi
dis imfliolrii allecghie mIinpc air.t iclo'laanrdaeelm lias nio scBr,ic thpteuo ò e ssedreefi
nitcoo muen c odimcies celolragnaenomi ectoit,nel ucleap resedninz uam ercoesseu re
testpuraolbia,ib nidliedz eirloi coarp siofù o nnteilc loam piladzeilsolinale l Loogs et.u dio
demia rginaeld iea gelrir (oarlim epneiort esptriei snei s amneo)nè s ufficieapn rtoev are
cocne rtuenzdazi ap enddeiBn d zaMa . L en umervoasrei daiBn r tiis pae tMt loaep resen
zai nB dio penroent ramanddaMa tpeo rtMaanrot eail nlsii sstupelrr oeb abile carattere
composdietlmoli as cellanea dtaBr :al m'ainmdpaditieda gi of ferentip earln at ologie
compiladzeicloo ndeip coet reabvbeiern fluniotnso o lsou lslcae dletgasl cir imtaat nic,h e
sullo rtoe sntaotd,oa lcloam binadzivi eornsedi ioffneir deenlmtleiad esoipmear a.
Simicloin sidersaoznroia offnoir dazlalt'ea ndaiAl ,is siic urafrumtetndote el cloal la
ziodniem odedlilsit Iinnp tair.t icloapl raersee,dn iez sat rcaotptiida utevi o l(teet alora
cancedlallasltcoir sitbeas esd oin) u mervoasrei aannntoitn aemtiae r gcionnif ermcahnieol
copidsitA a,T eodoPreol eceabnboae,d isposipziimùoo ndee lDlaui .nl ation,f altat i,
primpaa rtdee clo dirciec aplicuat tfoesdteol mle'notred indaemgeslncitr odi itB t (ic oinl
quaAl ceo ndiavnicdlheea m aggiordaengzlai reirsrpoaeMri t) t;do a ll'laenl utmreor,o se
variaannntoit ianAt nee mia rgdineitl e sdtiSo i nedseiroi vdaaun noc odiicmep arentato
coMn. I nolitt ersedt ici u Ai ièpl i aùn titceos ti(mdounneaq susee innBt )ie l en umerose
lezicohnedi i stinigltu eosndtoiAo daq ueldliBo ,s uggericshcPeo enloe caavneosa s e
disposiaznicohanele tc roid inceqiiu aalvir erbebpee arlictuoln eez ipoenciu ldiiAa .rI in
sostaintlze ast,tr oa smdeasA s foèo rtemceonnttea minato.
Lar icognidzeilotlnraea dizbiioznaenp trionsae cgounle o s tuddiido u eu lteriori
testiimLloa nuir,en tigra.n 8us6 ,(1= L6, XVs ece.i )lV a ticagrn.u1 s 17(=4V , XIV/XV
secd.e)qi,u asloil iols econèdg oi udiuctaitalole lc oan stittuetxitodu se tria ttraiteid iti.
Infaltadt iip,e nddeiLn dzaaA ,g iiàp otiszezpaptpuarr u dentedmaae lnctusent iu dièo si,
confer-maaltmae lniom itataaitm eesnpttrieei snei s am-es ulblaasd ee clo nfrodnetlol e
annotamzairogniipn raelsiie nnA t cih seo ncoo nfluiinmt aen,i emrecac anniectlae ,sd tio
L.P icùo mpleèis clsa os doiV .I nnanziV tvuart ettor,o daalXt IaVt/oXs Ve coilnqo u,a nto
esplicimteanmzeinotneca attoa liuonmg ahnii stico-ridnealcslocali lmeeznitoanlei vaticana
(ipna rticnoecllaa trael roegdoan tet1lo4 7d5aB artolPolmaetoVi antla.a, t3 .9 54I)m.p or
tanstoin aon chael cusnpee cifidcetilet sàdt ioV , i np articoll'aarneo smuadldai visione
degelxic erpatlac hepmsiecuid o-demQoucersitt'eutilr.tou ivnmapaa l aussipbiielgea zione
ses upponuinaasm oor dtila a vofirloo lodgeiclco op icshtpeao ,t reabvbemero dificlaat o
normafloer mdaes iu ddeextcteir p-tqau atlees timdoanrlie astdtaeo l tlraa di-zsiuolnlea
basdeie lemednetsiud natlitl raa diiznidoinreTe atlctioa n.s idercahzseie omnbira,at ntor i-
