Scritti alchemici. Con il commentario di Sinesio. Edizione critica del testo greco, traduzione e commento

540 Pages·2009·21.608 MB·Italian

by  Pseudo-Democrito, Matteo Martelli (editor)

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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
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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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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-