[Handwritten documents of 'Antidotarius magnus']

The 'Antidotarius magnus'--compiled about 1080 by the archbishop of Salerno, Alphanus--deals with the pharmacological methods of healing and contains nearly 1073 antidots. We have discovered 13 Latin manuscripts of the 'Antidotarius magnus' in the libraries of Basel, Bern, Cambridge, Erfurt, Florence, London, Oxford, Paris and Parma. One should remember that the MS Taurin.I.VI.24 had been totally destroyed in 1904, but this manuscript is still noted in the catalogues of Pasin, Giacosa and Thorndike/Kibre. The most remarkable manuscript--the MS Palat.lat.747--is preserved in the National Library at Florence. The MS Palat.lat.747 is dated to 1153 and seems to be similar to the archetype. We are currently preparing a critical edition based on the oldest manuscripts.