A treatise on medieval toxicology: the "Liber de venenis" by Pietro d'Abano (French translation from the early 15th century)

Presentation of the manuscript Paris, B.N.F., Fr. 14820 (French translation of the Liber de venenis by Pietro d'Abano completed in 1402) and description of the treatise from the 14th century, which is a sum of the knowledge on poisons as of that time. The critical study of the manuscript, now in the process of publication, sets forth evidence of significant variations between the original text and the translation.