A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

VALRAT

or

ULCAT

Rulandus: A Leaf.

VAMAS

Rulandus: The Vinegar of the Philosophers.

VAPOR

Rulandus: Smoke, Smoke of Mercury.

VAS CRUDUM

Rulandus: A New Vessel.

VAS FICTILE

Rulandus: A Potter's Vessel.

VAS METALLICUM

Rulandus: A Metallic Vessel used in Sublimation ; a Bronze Vessel or Vesica, i.e., Bladder.

VAS MINUS

Rulandus: A Kobel in which Mined Substances are Extracted.

VASA FUSORIA

Rulandus: Fusing Vessels, those which contain the matter itself, by the aid of which minerals are melted

Rulandus: as, for example, a cupel or a crucible.

VECTARII

Rulandus: Men Working on the Windlass.

VECTES RECTI

Rulandus: Lines laid for the Truck to travel on.

VECTIS

Rulandus: A Handle.

VECTIS

Rulandus: Hooked Handle.

VECTIS

Rulandus: A Sleeper for a Rail.

VECTORES

Rulandus: Truck Boys who stand upon the Lines for the Truck.

VEHICULUM

Rulandus: A Small Wagon.

VENA

Rulandus: A Seam. A Vein of Metal, or Horizontal Stratum.

VENA CUMULATA

Rulandus: Mixed Gangues. A Flat Bed.

VENA CONTINUA COHERENS

Rulandus: An Uninterrupted Vein.

VENA TRANSVERSA

Rulandus: A Cross-way. A Crossing Vein

VENA USTA

Rulandus: Roasted Ore.

VENA VENERIS

Rulandus: Vervain.

VENA PRINCIPALIS

Rulandus: Champion Lode, Main Lode.

VENA SOLIDA

Rulandus: A Pure Vein.

VENAE CAPUT

Rulandus: The Beginning of the Vein.

VENAE CORIO NUDARE, ET VENAM APERIRE

Rulandus: The Opening Up of a Vein.

VENAE DURISSIMAE NONUS

Rulandus: A Knot of very hard Ore, Mispickel, possibly also Arsenical Pyrites.

VENAE TECTUM

Rulandus: The Bed over a Horizontal Stratum.

VENAE URERE

Rulandus: To Roast the Ore.

VENAM, QUA PARTS ABUNDAT METALLO, LUTO OBLINTRE

Rulandus: The Concealment of the rich part of the Vein with mud, earth or stones.

VENAM TECTI VEL FUNDAMENTI SAXIS ABRUMPERE

Rulandus: The Separation of the Vein from the Rocks which surround it.

VENARUM FRAGMENTA

Rulandus: Large Pieces of Ore.

VENENUM

Rulandus: Venom, Mercurial Stone; the soul kills the king, but because she rises again it is also called Theriaca. Mercury is the poison of all metals; it alters and changes.

VENER

Rulandus: Mercury, St. Jacob's Pecten.

VENTER EQUI

Rulandus: Horse Dung.

VENTI

Rulandus: Spirit.

VENTUS ALBUS

Rulandus: Mercury.

VENTUS CITRINUS

Rulandus: Sulphur.

VENTUS RUBEUS

Rulandus: Red Orpiment.

VENULA

Rulandus: A Small Vein, or Fissure, which may be empty or filled with deads.

VENULA FIBRA

Rulandus: Fissures.

VENUS

or

MURPUR

Rulandus: Copper.

VENUS

Rulandus: The Impure Stone, the Matter.

VERMICULUM

Rulandus: Elixir, Tincture.

VERMILION

Rulandus: Cinnabar, Minium; it may also denote any red colour.

VERNICE

Rulandus: Dry Varnish.

VERTO

Rulandus: The Fourth Part of a Pound.

VESICA

Rulandus:A Metallic Vessel, generally of Copper, having the form of a bladder or egg; it is two or three feet in height, and of corresponding breadth; it has an opening at the top for the reception of an alembic corresponding to its capacity, for the alembic must so exactly fit the orifice of the vessel as to completely close it up, preventing any escape of air. There must be a cover on the top, and from the said cover a tube must project to the height of two or three feet, over which there must be another covering in connection with an ahenum containing cold water, whereby the spirits in the alembic may be elevated, congealed, and condensed. From this cover there must be another tube carried to send down the condensed vapours into a vessel beneath. The use of this bladder in operations upon vegetable substances is by no means to be neglected.

VIA RECREMENTORUM

Rulandus: Operation upon Refuse.

VICARIUS DOMINI

Rulandus: The Representative of the Master of the Mine.

VINUM CORRECTUM

Rulandus: Rectified Wine, Alcohol of Wine.

VINUM ESSATUM

Rulandus: That which Attracts the Essences of Herbs, and other Substances, upon which it is poured.

VILTRUM PHILOSOPHORUM

Rulandus: The Alembic; it is entirely covered up in a woollen sleeve, like that of Hippocrates, or like the lingula through which liquids are clarified.

VIRIDE AERIS

Rulandus: Greek, or Spanish, Green, i.e., Verdigris.

VIRIDITAS SALIS

Rulandus: Liquor, or Oil of Salt.

VIRGULA FURCATA

Rulandus: A Forked Stick, a Divining Rod, by which some imagine that they can discover where a vein exists.

VISCALEUS

or

VISCUS ARBORIS

Rulandus: Mistletoe, Corylinus.

VISCUS

Rulandus: Properly Pitch, decocted from the Exuditions of Fissures in Trees.

VISCUS SECUNDIE GENERATIONIS

Rulandus: A Kind of Blood derived from Salts. Visio-This term is applied to the Supernatural Apparition of Spirits, in some manner or other made visible to human eyes.

VISMAT

Rulandus: Rude Leprous, Intractible Tin.

VITELLUM POLI

Rulandus: Alum.

VITRI SEL

Rulandus: Glass Gall.

VITRIFICATIO

Rulandus: The Burning of Lime and Cinders into Transparent Glass.

VITRIOLUM ALBUM

Rulandus: The Same.

VITRIOLUM LIQUEFACTUM

or

VITRIOLATUM

Rulandus: Melted Vitriol, is either Liquid Chalcanthum derived from Minera, and needing no further coagulation, or Chalcanthum derived from the Minera of Copper.

VITRIOLUM NOVUM

Rulandus: White Vitriol; White Galitzen Stone.

VITRIOLUM ROMANUM

Rulandus: Roman Vitriol, Green Atrament.

VITRUM

Rulandus: Glass, Sieve, Riddle for Distillation, Grave, Churchyard, because the Stone lies hidden therein, and is driven up and down; also a Prison, because the Bride and Bridegroom are shut in there by force. Therefore it is called the Old Green Lion, because he uses violence.
1. Among European Glass, the best is that of Murana, called Venetian,
2. The most costly Glass of Asia was that of Sareptana, called Sidonian, and compared to Amber by Lucian.
3. Green Recrement of Glass on a White Ground.
4. Red Recrement of Glass.
5. Glass for the Colouring of Metals, Enamel.

VITRUM NIGRUM

Rulandus: Black Glass, Black Enamel.

VOLANS

or

UNQUASI

Rulandus: Quicksilver.

VOLATILE

Rulandus: In general, any substance that is very light and ascends easily, like Ash, Dust, etc.

VOMITIVUM

Rulandus: Any Medicament which purges by means of sickness; an Emetic.

VULCANII

or

VULCANICI

Rulandus: The name given to the men who are at work continually by the fire, engaged upon smelting and liquefaction.

VULSELLA

Rulandus: Fire.

VULTURNUS

Rulandus: South-East.