1481“Alterno morsu calce digitisque retinentibus solum, ita vertebrato dente utrisque in partibus ut a repulsu per vices resiliat.” He seems to mean that the statue is so made as to be capable of standing either on the right fore foot and the left hind foot, or on the left fore foot and the right hind foot, the conformation of the under part of the foot being such as to fit into the base.
1481“Alterno morsu calce digitisque retinentibus solum, ita vertebrato dente utrisque in partibus ut a repulsu per vices resiliat.” He seems to mean that the statue is so made as to be capable of standing either on the right fore foot and the left hind foot, or on the left fore foot and the right hind foot, the conformation of the under part of the foot being such as to fit into the base.
1482The following are the words of the original: “Ita vertebrato dente utrisque in partibus.” I confess myself unable to comprehend them, nor do I think that they are satisfactorily explained by Hardouin’s comment.—B.
1482The following are the words of the original: “Ita vertebrato dente utrisque in partibus.” I confess myself unable to comprehend them, nor do I think that they are satisfactorily explained by Hardouin’s comment.—B.
1483The “Riders on horseback.”
1483The “Riders on horseback.”
1484It is supposed by Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists, that this is the same person as the Cresilas, Ctesilas, or Ctesilaüs, before mentioned in this Chapter, and that Pliny himself has committed a mistake in the name.
1484It is supposed by Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists, that this is the same person as the Cresilas, Ctesilas, or Ctesilaüs, before mentioned in this Chapter, and that Pliny himself has committed a mistake in the name.
1485A figure of a man “brandishing a spear.” See Note1400above.
1485A figure of a man “brandishing a spear.” See Note1400above.
1486He is mentioned by Quintilian as being more attentive to exactness than to beauty; also by Diogenes Laertius, B. v. c. 85. Sillig supposes that he flourished in the time of Pericles. Pausanias, B. i., speaks of his Lysimache.
1486He is mentioned by Quintilian as being more attentive to exactness than to beauty; also by Diogenes Laertius, B. v. c. 85. Sillig supposes that he flourished in the time of Pericles. Pausanias, B. i., speaks of his Lysimache.
1487The Athenians in their flattery, as we learn from Seneca, expressed a wish to affiance their Minerva Musica to Marc Antony. His reply was, that he would be happy to take her, but with one thousand talents by way of portion.
1487The Athenians in their flattery, as we learn from Seneca, expressed a wish to affiance their Minerva Musica to Marc Antony. His reply was, that he would be happy to take her, but with one thousand talents by way of portion.
1488He is mentioned by Xenophon, according to whom, he dedicated the brazen statue of a horse in the Eleusinium at Athens. He was probably an Athenian by birth.
1488He is mentioned by Xenophon, according to whom, he dedicated the brazen statue of a horse in the Eleusinium at Athens. He was probably an Athenian by birth.
1489Son of Patroclus, who is previously mentioned as having lived in the 95th Olympiad. He was a native of Sicyon, and flourished aboutB.C.400. Several works of his are also mentioned by Pausanias.
1489Son of Patroclus, who is previously mentioned as having lived in the 95th Olympiad. He was a native of Sicyon, and flourished aboutB.C.400. Several works of his are also mentioned by Pausanias.
1490Or “strigil.” See Note1435above.
1490Or “strigil.” See Note1435above.
1491The first Grecian slain at Troy.
1491The first Grecian slain at Troy.
1492Famous also as a painter. See B. xxxv. c.40.—B. Paris, the son of Priam, was known by both of these names.
1492Famous also as a painter. See B. xxxv. c.40.—B. Paris, the son of Priam, was known by both of these names.
1493Q. Lutatius Catulus.
1493Q. Lutatius Catulus.
1494“Bonus Eventus;” Varro, de Re Rustica, B. i. c. 1, applies this term to one of the deities that preside over the labours of the agriculturist. His temple was situate near the Baths of Agrippa.—B.
1494“Bonus Eventus;” Varro, de Re Rustica, B. i. c. 1, applies this term to one of the deities that preside over the labours of the agriculturist. His temple was situate near the Baths of Agrippa.—B.
1495In the Eighth Region of the City.
1495In the Eighth Region of the City.
1496See Note1395, page 171.
1496See Note1395, page 171.
1497Pausanias, B. vi., speaks of a statue of Ancient Greece, but the name of the artist is not mentioned.—B.
1497Pausanias, B. vi., speaks of a statue of Ancient Greece, but the name of the artist is not mentioned.—B.
1498See B. iv. c, 8.
1498See B. iv. c, 8.
1499Brotero informs us, from Ficoroni, that there is a gem still in existence on which this design of Eutychides is engraved.—B.
1499Brotero informs us, from Ficoroni, that there is a gem still in existence on which this design of Eutychides is engraved.—B.
1500Thiersch considers him to be identical with the elder Hegesias. He is mentioned also by Pausanias, B. viii. c. 42.
1500Thiersch considers him to be identical with the elder Hegesias. He is mentioned also by Pausanias, B. viii. c. 42.
1501See Note1483, above.
1501See Note1483, above.
1502Dedicated by Augustus on the Capitoline Hill, in the Eighth Region of the City.
1502Dedicated by Augustus on the Capitoline Hill, in the Eighth Region of the City.
1503Sillig distinguishes three artists of this name.
1503Sillig distinguishes three artists of this name.
1504See B. v. c. 40, and B. vii. c. 2.
1504See B. v. c. 40, and B. vii. c. 2.
1505The “Sacrificers of the ox.”
1505The “Sacrificers of the ox.”
1506The son also.
1506The son also.
1507Martial expresses the same idea in his Epigram, B. i. Ep. 7; but he does not refer to this statue.—B. Two copies of this Ganymede are still in existence at Rome.
1507Martial expresses the same idea in his Epigram, B. i. Ep. 7; but he does not refer to this statue.—B. Two copies of this Ganymede are still in existence at Rome.
1508Pausanias informs us, B. i. and B. ix., that he saw this statue in the Prytanæum of Athens.—B. Autolycus obtained this victory about the 89th or 90th Olympiad.
1508Pausanias informs us, B. i. and B. ix., that he saw this statue in the Prytanæum of Athens.—B. Autolycus obtained this victory about the 89th or 90th Olympiad.
1509It was in honour of a victory gained by him in thepentathlonat the Great Panathenæa, that Callias gave the Symposium described by Xenophon.
1509It was in honour of a victory gained by him in thepentathlonat the Great Panathenæa, that Callias gave the Symposium described by Xenophon.
1510Martial, B. ix. Ep. 51, where he is pointing at the analogy between his poems and 95the works of the most eminent sculptors, probably refers to this statue:—“Nos facimus Bruti puerum, nos Lagona vivum.”—B.The reading “Lagonem,” or “Langonem,” certainly seems superior to that of the Bamberg MS.—“Mangonem,” a “huckster.”
1510Martial, B. ix. Ep. 51, where he is pointing at the analogy between his poems and 95the works of the most eminent sculptors, probably refers to this statue:—
“Nos facimus Bruti puerum, nos Lagona vivum.”—B.
“Nos facimus Bruti puerum, nos Lagona vivum.”—B.
“Nos facimus Bruti puerum, nos Lagona vivum.”—B.
“Nos facimus Bruti puerum, nos Lagona vivum.”—B.
The reading “Lagonem,” or “Langonem,” certainly seems superior to that of the Bamberg MS.—“Mangonem,” a “huckster.”
1511For some further mention of him, see end of B. iv.
1511For some further mention of him, see end of B. iv.
1512Delafosse has pointed out the resemblance between this statue and one of the works of Michael Angelo, representing David kneeling on Goliath, and pressing back the giant’s neck.—B.
1512Delafosse has pointed out the resemblance between this statue and one of the works of Michael Angelo, representing David kneeling on Goliath, and pressing back the giant’s neck.—B.
1513A native of Argos, who flourished in the 95th Olympiad. He was the son of Motho, and brother and instructor of the younger Polycletus of Argos. Several of his statues are mentioned by Pausanias and Tatian.
1513A native of Argos, who flourished in the 95th Olympiad. He was the son of Motho, and brother and instructor of the younger Polycletus of Argos. Several of his statues are mentioned by Pausanias and Tatian.
1514Ajasson thinks that three statues in the Royal Museum at Paris may possibly be copies of this Discobolus of Naucydes.
1514Ajasson thinks that three statues in the Royal Museum at Paris may possibly be copies of this Discobolus of Naucydes.
1515The Goddess of Health, and daughter of Æsculapius. Niceratus was a native of Athens, and is also mentioned by Tatian.
1515The Goddess of Health, and daughter of Æsculapius. Niceratus was a native of Athens, and is also mentioned by Tatian.
1516A “Female sacrificing.” The reading is very doubtful.
1516A “Female sacrificing.” The reading is very doubtful.
1517The “Man cooking entrails.” For some further account of this statue, see B. xxii. c. 20. This artist is unknown, but Thiersch suggests that he may have been the father of Cleomenes, whose name appears on the base of the Venus de Medicis.
1517The “Man cooking entrails.” For some further account of this statue, see B. xxii. c. 20. This artist is unknown, but Thiersch suggests that he may have been the father of Cleomenes, whose name appears on the base of the Venus de Medicis.
1518The master of the Gymnasium.
1518The master of the Gymnasium.
1519He is twice mentioned by Pausanias: more particularly for the excellence of his horses and oxen. His country is unknown.
1519He is twice mentioned by Pausanias: more particularly for the excellence of his horses and oxen. His country is unknown.
1520“The beautiful-legged.” This statue has been mentioned at the end of Chapter18, as having been greatly admired by Nero.
1520“The beautiful-legged.” This statue has been mentioned at the end of Chapter18, as having been greatly admired by Nero.
1521This, it is supposed, is the statue to which Martial alludes in his Epigram, mentioned in Note1510above.—B.
1521This, it is supposed, is the statue to which Martial alludes in his Epigram, mentioned in Note1510above.—B.
1522There were two artists of this name, both natives of Samos. The present is the elder Theodorus, and is mentioned by Pausanias as having been the first to fuse iron for statues. He is spoken of by numerous ancient authors, and by Pliny in B. vii. c. 57, B. xxxv. c.45, and B. xxxvi. c.19, where he is erroneously mentioned as a Lemnian.
1522There were two artists of this name, both natives of Samos. The present is the elder Theodorus, and is mentioned by Pausanias as having been the first to fuse iron for statues. He is spoken of by numerous ancient authors, and by Pliny in B. vii. c. 57, B. xxxv. c.45, and B. xxxvi. c.19, where he is erroneously mentioned as a Lemnian.
1523At Crete: Athenagoras mentions him in conjunction with Dædalus.
1523At Crete: Athenagoras mentions him in conjunction with Dædalus.
1524See B. vii. c. 21. Hardouin thinks that this bears reference to the conquest of the younger Marius by Sylla, mentioned in B. xxxiii. c.5. Müller and Meyer treat this story of the brazen statue as a fiction.
1524See B. vii. c. 21. Hardouin thinks that this bears reference to the conquest of the younger Marius by Sylla, mentioned in B. xxxiii. c.5. Müller and Meyer treat this story of the brazen statue as a fiction.
1525Probably the same author that is mentioned at the end of B.xxxiii. See also B. xxxv. c.36.
1525Probably the same author that is mentioned at the end of B.xxxiii. See also B. xxxv. c.36.
1526The Galli here spoken of were a tribe of the Celts, who invaded Asia Minor, and afterwards uniting with the Greeks, settled in a portion of Bithynia, which hence acquired the name of Gallo-Græcia or Galatia.—B.
1526The Galli here spoken of were a tribe of the Celts, who invaded Asia Minor, and afterwards uniting with the Greeks, settled in a portion of Bithynia, which hence acquired the name of Gallo-Græcia or Galatia.—B.
1527See end of B.xxxiii. Attalus I., king of Pergamus, conquered the Galli,B.C.239. Pyromachus has been mentioned a few lines before, and Stratonicus, in B. xxxiii. c.55, also by Athenæus.
1527See end of B.xxxiii. Attalus I., king of Pergamus, conquered the Galli,B.C.239. Pyromachus has been mentioned a few lines before, and Stratonicus, in B. xxxiii. c.55, also by Athenæus.
1528A native of Carthage. A work of his is mentioned by Cicero, in Verrem 4, 14, and in the Culex, l. 66, attributed to Virgil. See also B. xxxiii. c.55.
1528A native of Carthage. A work of his is mentioned by Cicero, in Verrem 4, 14, and in the Culex, l. 66, attributed to Virgil. See also B. xxxiii. c.55.
1529In the Eighth Region of the City.
1529In the Eighth Region of the City.
1530We are informed by Pausanias, B. x., that Nero carried off from Greece 500 bronze statues of gods and men.—B.
1530We are informed by Pausanias, B. x., that Nero carried off from Greece 500 bronze statues of gods and men.—B.
1531See B. xxxvi. c.24.
1531See B. xxxvi. c.24.
1532See B. xxxv. c.55.
1532See B. xxxv. c.55.
1533Mentioned by Pausanias, B. vi. Many of these artists are altogether unknown.
1533Mentioned by Pausanias, B. vi. Many of these artists are altogether unknown.
1534See B. xxxiii. c.55.
1534See B. xxxiii. c.55.
1535See B. xxxiii. c.55.
1535See B. xxxiii. c.55.
1536See B. xxxiii. c.56, and B. xxxv. c.35.
1536See B. xxxiii. c.56, and B. xxxv. c.35.
1537Probably the same artist that has been mentioned in the preceding page.
1537Probably the same artist that has been mentioned in the preceding page.
1538The artist already mentioned as having been represented by Silanion.
1538The artist already mentioned as having been represented by Silanion.
1539Pausanias, B. iii., speaks of his statue of Cynisca, a female who was victor at the Olympic games. Indeed, the victors at these games were frequently represented in a posture resembling that of adoration.
1539Pausanias, B. iii., speaks of his statue of Cynisca, a female who was victor at the Olympic games. Indeed, the victors at these games were frequently represented in a posture resembling that of adoration.
1540A man “scraping himself,” probably. See Note1435, page 175. The “Tyrannicides” were Harmodius and Aristogiton.
1540A man “scraping himself,” probably. See Note1435, page 175. The “Tyrannicides” were Harmodius and Aristogiton.
1541Tatian mentions an artist of this name.
1541Tatian mentions an artist of this name.
1542Sillig thinks that this was Seleucus, king of Babylon,B.C.312.
1542Sillig thinks that this was Seleucus, king of Babylon,B.C.312.
1543See Note1485above.
1543See Note1485above.
1544Pausanias, B. viii., gives an account of a statue of Diana, made of Pentelican marble, by this Cephisodotus, a native of Athens; he is supposed to have flourished in the 102nd Olympiad. In the commencement of this Chapter, Pliny has enumerated a Cephisodotus among the artists of the 120th Olympiad.—B.
1544Pausanias, B. viii., gives an account of a statue of Diana, made of Pentelican marble, by this Cephisodotus, a native of Athens; he is supposed to have flourished in the 102nd Olympiad. In the commencement of this Chapter, Pliny has enumerated a Cephisodotus among the artists of the 120th Olympiad.—B.
1545Bacchus.
1545Bacchus.
1546The elder artist of this name. See B. xxxv. c.34.
1546The elder artist of this name. See B. xxxv. c.34.
1547A native of Sicyon; Pausanias, B. v. cc. 17, 21, informs us that Cleon made a statue of Venus and two statues of Jupiter; he also mentions others of his works in B. vi.—B.
1547A native of Sicyon; Pausanias, B. v. cc. 17, 21, informs us that Cleon made a statue of Venus and two statues of Jupiter; he also mentions others of his works in B. vi.—B.
1548A native of Megara. He made a statue of Diagoras the pugilist, who was victor at the Olympic games,B.C.464. He is mentioned also by Pausanias.
1548A native of Megara. He made a statue of Diagoras the pugilist, who was victor at the Olympic games,B.C.464. He is mentioned also by Pausanias.
1549Probably the same with the “Laïppus” mentioned in the early part of this Chapter. Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists, considers “Daïppus” to be the right name.
1549Probably the same with the “Laïppus” mentioned in the early part of this Chapter. Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists, considers “Daïppus” to be the right name.
1550See Note1540above.
1550See Note1540above.
1551A native of Sicyon, and pupil of Pison, according to Pausanias, B. vi. c. 3. He flourished about the 100th Olympiad.
1551A native of Sicyon, and pupil of Pison, according to Pausanias, B. vi. c. 3. He flourished about the 100th Olympiad.
1552Works of his at Athens are mentioned by Pausanias, B. i. c. 2, who also states that he was father of Euchir, the Athenian.
1552Works of his at Athens are mentioned by Pausanias, B. i. c. 2, who also states that he was father of Euchir, the Athenian.
1553A statuary of Syracuse, son of Niceratus. He made two statues of Hiero II., king of Syracuse, who diedB.C.215. He must not be confounded with the painter and statuary of the same name, mentioned in B. xxxiii. c.56, and B. xxxv. c.35. He is mentioned also by Pausanias.
1553A statuary of Syracuse, son of Niceratus. He made two statues of Hiero II., king of Syracuse, who diedB.C.215. He must not be confounded with the painter and statuary of the same name, mentioned in B. xxxiii. c.56, and B. xxxv. c.35. He is mentioned also by Pausanias.
1554An Athenian, son of Euctemon. He is mentioned also by Tatian, and is supposed by Sillig to have flourished aboutB.C.420.
1554An Athenian, son of Euctemon. He is mentioned also by Tatian, and is supposed by Sillig to have flourished aboutB.C.420.
1555Called Dinomache by Plutarch.
1555Called Dinomache by Plutarch.
1556Already mentioned as a successful pupil of Lysippus.
1556Already mentioned as a successful pupil of Lysippus.
1557He was probably a native of Agrigentum, and flourished aboutB.C.560. The brazen bull of Perillus, and his unhappy fate, are recorded by many of the classical writers, among others by Valerius Maximus, B. ix. cc. 2, 9, and by Ovid, Art. Am. B. i. ll. 653-4.—B.
1557He was probably a native of Agrigentum, and flourished aboutB.C.560. The brazen bull of Perillus, and his unhappy fate, are recorded by many of the classical writers, among others by Valerius Maximus, B. ix. cc. 2, 9, and by Ovid, Art. Am. B. i. ll. 653-4.—B.
1558See B. vii. c. 57.
1558See B. vii. c. 57.
1559Mentioned at the commencement of this Chapter.
1559Mentioned at the commencement of this Chapter.
1560A statuary of Ægina, mentioned also by Pausanias, B. v. c. 27, in connexion with Dionysius of Argos. He flourished about Olymp. 76.
1560A statuary of Ægina, mentioned also by Pausanias, B. v. c. 27, in connexion with Dionysius of Argos. He flourished about Olymp. 76.
1561Already mentioned in B. xxxiii. c.55, and previously in thisChapter.
1561Already mentioned in B. xxxiii. c.55, and previously in thisChapter.
1562“Scopas uterque.” Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists, expresses an opinion that these words are an interpolation; but in his last edition of Pliny, he thinks with M. Ian, that some words are wanting, expressive of the branch in which these artists excelled. See also B. xxxvi. cc.5,14.
1562“Scopas uterque.” Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists, expresses an opinion that these words are an interpolation; but in his last edition of Pliny, he thinks with M. Ian, that some words are wanting, expressive of the branch in which these artists excelled. See also B. xxxvi. cc.5,14.
1563He is previously mentioned in this Chapter. See p.179.
1563He is previously mentioned in this Chapter. See p.179.
1564An Athenian artist, son of Eubulides. He is also mentioned by Pausanias.
1564An Athenian artist, son of Eubulides. He is also mentioned by Pausanias.
1565A Lacedæmonian artist, also mentioned by Pausanias.
1565A Lacedæmonian artist, also mentioned by Pausanias.
1566See B. xxxvi. c.4.
1566See B. xxxvi. c.4.
1567Mentioned also by Pausanias, B. i. c. 3.
1567Mentioned also by Pausanias, B. i. c. 3.
1568Probablynotthe Athenian statuary mentioned by Pausanias, B. ix. c. 7. See Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists.
1568Probablynotthe Athenian statuary mentioned by Pausanias, B. ix. c. 7. See Sillig, Dict. Ancient Artists.
1569A native of Phocis, mentioned also by Vitruvius.
1569A native of Phocis, mentioned also by Vitruvius.
1570Also a Dithyrambic poet; mentioned by Diodorus Siculus.
1570Also a Dithyrambic poet; mentioned by Diodorus Siculus.
1571In B. xxxv. c.36.
1571In B. xxxv. c.36.
1572See B. xxxiii. c.55.
1572See B. xxxiii. c.55.
1573Mentioned by Tatian as having made the statue of Eutychis. See Pliny, B. vii. c. 3.
1573Mentioned by Tatian as having made the statue of Eutychis. See Pliny, B. vii. c. 3.
1574He executed a statue of Hephæstion; and an inscription relative to him is preserved by Wheler, Spon, and Chishull.
1574He executed a statue of Hephæstion; and an inscription relative to him is preserved by Wheler, Spon, and Chishull.
1575See B. xxxvi. c.4.
1575See B. xxxvi. c.4.
1576A native of Sardis; mentioned by Pausanias.
1576A native of Sardis; mentioned by Pausanias.
1577An Athenian, mentioned also by Pausanias.
1577An Athenian, mentioned also by Pausanias.
1578Strabo mentions some of his productions in the Temple at Ephesus.
1578Strabo mentions some of his productions in the Temple at Ephesus.
1579“Fritterer away of his works.” He was also an engraver on gold, and a painter. He is spoken of in high terms by Vitruvius, Pausanias, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus.
1579“Fritterer away of his works.” He was also an engraver on gold, and a painter. He is spoken of in high terms by Vitruvius, Pausanias, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus.
1580We have an account of Cato’s honourable conduct on this occasion in Plutarch.—B. See also B. xxix. c. 30.
1580We have an account of Cato’s honourable conduct on this occasion in Plutarch.—B. See also B. xxix. c. 30.
1581“Inane exemplum.” Hardouin thinks that this is said in reference to his neglect of the example set by his grandfather, Cato the Censor, who hated the Greeks. See B. vii. c. 31.
1581“Inane exemplum.” Hardouin thinks that this is said in reference to his neglect of the example set by his grandfather, Cato the Censor, who hated the Greeks. See B. vii. c. 31.
1582In the poisoned garment, which was the eventual cause of his death.—B.
1582In the poisoned garment, which was the eventual cause of his death.—B.
1583The general who conducted the war against Mithridates.—B.
1583The general who conducted the war against Mithridates.—B.
1584See B. xxxiii. c.46. “Chaplet” copper.
1584See B. xxxiii. c.46. “Chaplet” copper.
1585“Bar” copper, or “malleable.”
1585“Bar” copper, or “malleable.”
1586It is very improbable that this effect could be produced by the cause here assigned; but without a more detailed account of the process employed, we cannot explain the change of colour.—B.
1586It is very improbable that this effect could be produced by the cause here assigned; but without a more detailed account of the process employed, we cannot explain the change of colour.—B.
1587Πυρωπὸς, “sparkling like fire.” Similar to, if not identical with, our tinsel.
1587Πυρωπὸς, “sparkling like fire.” Similar to, if not identical with, our tinsel.
1588“Cast brass.”
1588“Cast brass.”
1589See Beckmann, Hist. Inv. Vol. I. p. 415.Bohn’s Edition.
1589See Beckmann, Hist. Inv. Vol. I. p. 415.Bohn’s Edition.
1590In the former Editions the whole of the next ten lines, from this word down to “sun” is omitted. It is evident that it has been left out by accident, in consequence of the recurrence of the word “Campano.” The hiatus has been supplied from the Bamberg MS., and the reading is supported by the text of Isidorus, Orig. B. xvi. c. 20, s. 9.
1590In the former Editions the whole of the next ten lines, from this word down to “sun” is omitted. It is evident that it has been left out by accident, in consequence of the recurrence of the word “Campano.” The hiatus has been supplied from the Bamberg MS., and the reading is supported by the text of Isidorus, Orig. B. xvi. c. 20, s. 9.
1591“Collectanei.”
1591“Collectanei.”
1592“Formalis.”
1592“Formalis.”
1593“Plumbi nigri”—“black lead,” literally, but not whatwemean by that name.
1593“Plumbi nigri”—“black lead,” literally, but not whatwemean by that name.
1594The “Grecian” colour. It does not appear to have been identified, nor does it appear what it has to do with moulds.
1594The “Grecian” colour. It does not appear to have been identified, nor does it appear what it has to do with moulds.
1595“Pot” copper, or brass.
1595“Pot” copper, or brass.
1596Beckmann is of opinion that this “plumbum argentarium” was a mixture of equal parts of tin and lead. Hist. Inv. Vol. II, p. 220.Bohn’s Edition.
1596Beckmann is of opinion that this “plumbum argentarium” was a mixture of equal parts of tin and lead. Hist. Inv. Vol. II, p. 220.Bohn’s Edition.
1597Most of these preparations are in reality highly dangerous. Oxides, however, or salts of copper, have been employed internally with success, acting by alvine evacuation and by vomiting. TheCrocus Venerisof the old chemists was an oxide of copper. It is still used by the peasants of Silesia, Ajasson says.
1597Most of these preparations are in reality highly dangerous. Oxides, however, or salts of copper, have been employed internally with success, acting by alvine evacuation and by vomiting. TheCrocus Venerisof the old chemists was an oxide of copper. It is still used by the peasants of Silesia, Ajasson says.
1598It is obvious that the “cadmia” here described must be an essentially different substance from the “cadmia” mentioned in the second Chapter of this Book, that being a natural production, possibly calamine or hydrosilicate or carbonate of zinc; while the “cadmia” of this Chapter is a furnace-calamine, a product of the fusion of the ore of copper, or zinc.—B. It is evident, too, that copper ores, impregnated with zinc or calamine, also passed under this name. See Beckmann, Hist. Inv. Vol. II. pp. 33-35,Bohn’s Edition, where this subject is discussed at considerable length: also the treatise by Delafosse, in Lemaire’s Edition of Pliny.
1598It is obvious that the “cadmia” here described must be an essentially different substance from the “cadmia” mentioned in the second Chapter of this Book, that being a natural production, possibly calamine or hydrosilicate or carbonate of zinc; while the “cadmia” of this Chapter is a furnace-calamine, a product of the fusion of the ore of copper, or zinc.—B. It is evident, too, that copper ores, impregnated with zinc or calamine, also passed under this name. See Beckmann, Hist. Inv. Vol. II. pp. 33-35,Bohn’s Edition, where this subject is discussed at considerable length: also the treatise by Delafosse, in Lemaire’s Edition of Pliny.
1599The metal known to us as “cadmium” was discovered by Professor Stromeyer in 1818: it is either associated in its ores with zinc, or forms a native sulphuret.
1599The metal known to us as “cadmium” was discovered by Professor Stromeyer in 1818: it is either associated in its ores with zinc, or forms a native sulphuret.
1600“Smoky residue.” None of these substances formed in smelting are preserved for medicinal purposes at the present day. Tutty is an impure oxide of zinc.
1600“Smoky residue.” None of these substances formed in smelting are preserved for medicinal purposes at the present day. Tutty is an impure oxide of zinc.
1601“Cluster residue.” From its resemblance to a bunch of grapes.
1601“Cluster residue.” From its resemblance to a bunch of grapes.
1602“Caked residue.”
1602“Caked residue.”
1603“Shell-formed residue.”
1603“Shell-formed residue.”
1604See B. xiv. c. 16.
1604See B. xiv. c. 16.
1605See end of B. iii.
1605See end of B. iii.
1606See end of B. xii.
1606See end of B. xii.
1607We have the same account of the medicinal effects of Cadmia, and the other preparations mentioned in this Chapter, given by Dioscorides.—B.
1607We have the same account of the medicinal effects of Cadmia, and the other preparations mentioned in this Chapter, given by Dioscorides.—B.
1608For an account of the “alumen” of the ancients, see B. xxxv. c.52.
1608For an account of the “alumen” of the ancients, see B. xxxv. c.52.