Note (56) — BOOK V.
James Greive translation
56. Marmor coctum.) I suppose this to be burnt marble; for Dioscorides mentions a lapis alabastrites, which was burnt, and mixed with resin or pitch, and thus used to discuss hardnesses. Lib. v. c. 927.
James Greive translation
56. Marmor coctum.) I suppose this to be burnt marble; for Dioscorides mentions a lapis alabastrites, which was burnt, and mixed with resin or pitch, and thus used to discuss hardnesses. Lib. v. c. 927.