{"id":1187,"date":"2021-07-12T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2022-03-14T08:32:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T08:32:33","slug":"ny-touchez-pas-elle-est-brisee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/2021\/07\/12\/ny-touchez-pas-elle-est-brisee\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2795 Elle est bris\u00e9e, n&#8217;y touchez pas !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#247e38\"><strong>On devine que les chasseurs \u00e9taient avant tout motiv\u00e9s par la corne de l\u2019animal, mais les bestiaires sont muets \u00e0 ce sujet, et nous \u00e9pargnent donc tous les sous-entendus scabreux auxquels on aurait pu s\u2019attendre.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"801\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1203\" data-id=\"1203\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-BU-Montpellier-H437-fol-226r-licorne-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-BU-Montpellier-H437-fol-226r-licorne-2.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-BU-Montpellier-H437-fol-226r-licorne-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-BU-Montpellier-H437-fol-226r-licorne-2-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-BU-Montpellier-H437-fol-226r-licorne-2-421x300.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sur cette copie du bestiaire de Pierre de Beauvais, au d\u00e9but du XIVe si\u00e8cle, l\u2019enlumineur a oubli\u00e9 la corne de l\u2019animal. Le texte est pourtant clair, il s\u2019agit bien de l\u2019animal appel\u00e9 en grec monoc\u00e9ros, en latin unicornis et qui a \u00ab une corne en mi le front \u00bb.<br \/>\nBiblioth\u00e8que universitaire de Montpellier, ms H 437, fol 226r\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1073\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2021\" data-id=\"2021\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-Albertus-Pictor-1440-1509-eglise-dAlmunge-Suede-.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-Albertus-Pictor-1440-1509-eglise-dAlmunge-Suede-.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-Albertus-Pictor-1440-1509-eglise-dAlmunge-Suede--300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-Albertus-Pictor-1440-1509-eglise-dAlmunge-Suede--768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Manquante-Albertus-Pictor-1440-1509-eglise-dAlmunge-Suede--391x300.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Albertus Pictor, Chasse mystique \u00e0 la licorne sans corne, circa 1500.<br \/>\n\u00c9glise d\u2019Almunge, Su\u00e8de.<br \/>\nPhoto Christer Malmberg.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3312\" data-id=\"3312\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/CBFBF718-6467-4D23-9DFA-08DD1C3F5340-1536x2048.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/CBFBF718-6467-4D23-9DFA-08DD1C3F5340-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/CBFBF718-6467-4D23-9DFA-08DD1C3F5340-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/CBFBF718-6467-4D23-9DFA-08DD1C3F5340-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/CBFBF718-6467-4D23-9DFA-08DD1C3F5340-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/CBFBF718-6467-4D23-9DFA-08DD1C3F5340-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Je ne sais pas si la licorne du portail de la cath\u00e9drale de Laon a perdu sa corne ou n\u2019en a jamais eu.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Les bestiaires, du moins les plus tardifs d\u2019entre eux, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9dig\u00e9s alors que les cornes de licorne, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement cornes d\u2019antilope ou d\u00e9fenses de narval, commen\u00e7aient \u00e0 faire l\u2019objet d\u2019un r\u00e9el commerce en Europe, et \u00e0 \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es en m\u00e9decine. Il peut donc para\u00eetre surprenant que, \u00e0 de rares exceptions pr\u00e8s, ces textes n\u2019indiquent pas que la licorne est captur\u00e9e ou tu\u00e9e pour sa corne. Les cornes \u00e9tant signe de puissance, il eut sans doute sembl\u00e9 d\u00e9plac\u00e9 de trancher celle d\u2019une blanche licorne qui dans le bestiaire repr\u00e9sentait, selon les \u00e9poques et les all\u00e9gories, l\u2019Esprit ou le Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aucune miniature m\u00e9di\u00e9vale, \u00e0 ma connaissance, ne repr\u00e9sente les chasseurs ou la jeune vierge coupant la corne de l\u2019animal, m\u00eame s\u2019il peut y avoir ambigu\u00eft\u00e9 dans les quelques cas, comme sur une copie du bestiaire de Pierre de Beauvais, o\u00f9 l\u2019animal est repr\u00e9sent\u00e9\u2026 sans corne, donc peut-\u00eatre apr\u00e8s qu&#8217;on l&#8217;en ait  d\u00e9barrass\u00e9&nbsp;! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1954\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2022\" data-id=\"2022\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-768x733.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-1536x1466.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-314x300.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne est tu\u00e9e et sa d\u00e9pouille emport\u00e9e au ch\u00e2teau.<br \/>\nMetropolitan Museum, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1329\" height=\"1464\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2023\" data-id=\"2023\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-detail.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-detail.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-detail-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Mise-a-mort-de-la-licorne-detail-768x846.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/467641<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1712\" height=\"1709\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1197\" data-id=\"1197\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste.jpg 1712w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste-1536x1533.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Borso-dEste-301x300.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1712px) 100vw, 1712px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">M\u00e9daille d\u2019Antonio Marescotti en l\u2019honneur de Borso d\u2019Este, 1460.<br \/>\nLa position de la licorne accroupie sur l\u2019embl\u00e8me de Borso d\u2019Este, qui est plus celle d\u2019un cheval que d\u2019une ch\u00e8vre, peut laisser croire que sa corne est bris\u00e9e, mais il n\u2019en est bien s\u00fbr rien.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019une des rares images, peut-\u00eatre la seule, \u00e0 faire exception est la derni\u00e8re tapisserie de <em>La Chasse \u00e0 la licorne<\/em>, au mus\u00e9e des Cloisters, o\u00f9 se succ\u00e8dent deux sc\u00e8nes. Sur la premi\u00e8re, deux chasseurs percent le corps de la licorne de leurs lances, tandis qu\u2019un troisi\u00e8me s\u2019appr\u00eate peut-\u00eatre, ce n\u2019est pas certain, \u00e0 trancher la base de la corne avec son \u00e9p\u00e9e. Sur la deuxi\u00e8me, la b\u00eate morte est pos\u00e9e sur un cheval, et le chasseur \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9p\u00e9e enserre de sa main la corne bris\u00e9e qui tient encore \u00e0 la peau du cr\u00e2ne de la licorne. Les symboles religieux sont assez nombreux sur cette tapisserie, la licorne est clairement le Christ, mais du coup, on ne sait pas tr\u00e8s bien comment interpr\u00e9ter cette corne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les rares textes \u00e0 pr\u00e9ciser que les chasseurs de licorne s\u2019emparent de la corne de l\u2019animal nous viennent du monde grec. Un bestiaire que nous avons d\u00e9j\u00e0 cit\u00e9, celui avec les musiciens, pr\u00e9cise que \u00ab&nbsp;La jeune femme la caresse, et la licorne s\u2019endort. Elle attache alors la corde \u00e0 sa corne. Quand la licorne se r\u00e9veille, elle ne peut plus s\u2019\u00e9chapper, tenue par la corde. De d\u00e9sespoir, elle laisse tomber sa corne et s\u2019enfuit. Les chasseurs prennent alors la corne, qui est un excellent rem\u00e8de contre le poison des serpents<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb. Un \u00e9rudit byzantin du XIIe si\u00e8cle, Tz\u00e9tz\u00e8s, donne de la chasse \u00e0 la licorne un r\u00e9cit plus original encore. L\u2019animal \u00e9tant attir\u00e9 par l\u2019odeur f\u00e9minine, l\u2019un des chasseurs se d\u00e9guise et se parfume comme une jeune fille. Lorsque la licorne s\u2019approche, il lui ouvre les bras et la retient par le cou, tandis que ses complices, \u00e0 l\u2019aide d\u2019une scie, coupent la corne de l\u2019animal, qui repart vivant mais d\u00e9sarm\u00e9<a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a>. On imagine les enseignements qu\u2019un psychanalyste pourrait tirer de ce curieux et unique r\u00e9cit. \u00c0 la Renaissance, quelques auteurs d\u00e9couvrirent le texte de Tz\u00e9tz\u00e8s, cit\u00e9 notamment par Conrad Gesner dans son <em>Historia Animalium<\/em> et Gianbatista della Porta dans son <em>Trait\u00e9 de magie naturelle<\/em><a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1984\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BL-Egerton-ms-1121-fol-69r-Pottenstein-1984x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BL-Egerton-ms-1121-fol-69r-Pottenstein-1984x2048.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BL-Egerton-ms-1121-fol-69r-Pottenstein-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BL-Egerton-ms-1121-fol-69r-Pottenstein-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BL-Egerton-ms-1121-fol-69r-Pottenstein-1488x1536.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1984px) 100vw, 1984px\" \/><figcaption>Ulrich von Pottenstein, <i>Das Buch der nat\u00fcrlichen Weisheit<\/i>, Allemagne, circa 1430.<br \/><span style=\"color:#9e9e9e\" class=\"tadv-color\"> British Library, Egerton ms 1121, fol 69r.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Si des enlumineurs jouaient volontiers du caract\u00e8re phallique de la corne unique, ils ne semblent pas plus que les auteurs avoir exploit\u00e9 l\u2019id\u00e9e de l&#8217;attribut bris\u00e9 ou tranch\u00e9 &#8211; tout juste a-t-on quelques cornes un peu flasques chez Rabelais. Dans les rares r\u00e9cits o\u00f9 la licorne brise elle-m\u00eame sa corne, celle-ci figure plut\u00f4t la pr\u00e9somption, l\u2019orgueil ou la violence. On trouve dans des recueils de fables plus ou moins \u00e9sopiennes de la fin du Moyen \u00c2ge l\u2019histoire du corbeau et de la licorne. La licorne, g\u00ean\u00e9e par les croassements du corbeau perch\u00e9 sur un rocher, l\u2019attaque avec violence. Ne parvenant pas \u00e0 l\u2019atteindre, elle frappe le rocher de sa corne jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la briser \u2013 la corne n\u2019a donc rien de sexuel, et la fable est une condamnation de la violence et de l\u2019\u00e9nervement, la morale \u00e9tant qu&#8217;il faut rester cool et multiculturel quand le voisin du dessus \u00e9coute de la pop libanaise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"971\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1207\" data-id=\"1207\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Melk-Benediktinerstift-Cod.-551-961-fol-51v-XVe-.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Melk-Benediktinerstift-Cod.-551-961-fol-51v-XVe-.jpg 1672w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Melk-Benediktinerstift-Cod.-551-961-fol-51v-XVe--300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Melk-Benediktinerstift-Cod.-551-961-fol-51v-XVe--768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Melk-Benediktinerstift-Cod.-551-961-fol-51v-XVe--1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Melk-Benediktinerstift-Cod.-551-961-fol-51v-XVe--500x290.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ulrich von Pottenstein, <i>Spiegel der Weisheit<\/i>, XVe si\u00e8cle.<br \/>\nAbbaye b\u00e9n\u00e9dictine de Melk, Cod 551 (961), fol 51v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1694\" height=\"1533\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1220\" data-id=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BSB-Cgm-254-fol-38r-Pottenstein.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BSB-Cgm-254-fol-38r-Pottenstein.jpg 1694w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BSB-Cgm-254-fol-38r-Pottenstein-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BSB-Cgm-254-fol-38r-Pottenstein-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BSB-Cgm-254-fol-38r-Pottenstein-1536x1390.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BSB-Cgm-254-fol-38r-Pottenstein-332x300.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ulrich von Pottenstein, <i>Cyrillusfabeln<\/i>, Bavi\u00e8re, circa 1430.<br \/>\nBayerische Staatsbibliothek, cod Cgm 254, fol 38r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1095\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1205\" data-id=\"1205\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BSB-Ggm-340.-fol-45v-Pottenstein-circa-1457-2048x1095.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BSB-Ggm-340.-fol-45v-Pottenstein-circa-1457-2048x1095.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BSB-Ggm-340.-fol-45v-Pottenstein-circa-1457-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BSB-Ggm-340.-fol-45v-Pottenstein-circa-1457-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BSB-Ggm-340.-fol-45v-Pottenstein-circa-1457-1536x821.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-BSB-Ggm-340.-fol-45v-Pottenstein-circa-1457-500x267.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ulrich von Pottenstein, <i>Cyrillusfabeln<\/i>, Bavi\u00e8re, circa 1457.<br \/>\nBayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod Cgm 340, fol 45v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"1330\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2020\" data-id=\"2020\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Das-Buch-der-naturlichen-Weiszheit-Fables-de-Cyrille-1490.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Das-Buch-der-naturlichen-Weiszheit-Fables-de-Cyrille-1490.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Das-Buch-der-naturlichen-Weiszheit-Fables-de-Cyrille-1490-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Pottenstein-Das-Buch-der-naturlichen-Weiszheit-Fables-de-Cyrille-1490-768x992.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ulrich von Pottenstein, <i>Das Buch der nat\u00fcrlichen Weiszheit<\/i>, 1490.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sur un livre d\u2019embl\u00e8me, le <em>Parnasse embl\u00e9matique, <\/em>cette sc\u00e8ne devient la conclusion inattendue et peu chr\u00e9tienne d&#8217;une chasse mystique \u00e0 la licorne. Un veneur et ses chiens poursuivent une licorne qui regarde en arri\u00e8re, fonce dans un rocher et y brise sa corne. La devise d\u00e9crit l&#8217;espoir, vain, de parvenir \u00e0 \u00e9chapper aux chasseurs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Woyt-2-tome-III-p.83-1599x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Woyt-2-tome-III-p.83-1599x2048.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Woyt-2-tome-III-p.83-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Woyt-2-tome-III-p.83-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Woyt-2-tome-III-p.83-1199x1536.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Woyt-2-tome-III-p.83-scaled.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><figcaption>Laurentius Wolfgang Woyt, <i>Emblematischer Parnassus<\/i>, 1730<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le bouc unicorne du livre de Daniel brise aussi sa corne, mais l\u2019all\u00e9gorie est historique et politique, c\u2019est un grand empire, une grande corne, qui donne naissance \u00e0 quatre petits, quatre petites cornes. Et puis, m\u00eame unicorne, cela reste un bouc et non un licorne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1201\" data-id=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-8878-fol-239r-Beatus_a_Liebana_-1593x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-8878-fol-239r-Beatus_a_Liebana_-1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-8878-fol-239r-Beatus_a_Liebana_-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-8878-fol-239r-Beatus_a_Liebana_-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-8878-fol-239r-Beatus_a_Liebana_-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-8878-fol-239r-Beatus_a_Liebana_-scaled.jpg 1992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Le bouc unicorne brise sa corne, Beatus de Liebana, XIe si\u00e8cle.<br \/>\nBNF, ms lat 8878, fol 239r.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"907\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1200\" data-id=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-6-3-fol-66v-Vision-de-Daniel-2048x907.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-6-3-fol-66v-Vision-de-Daniel-2048x907.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-6-3-fol-66v-Vision-de-Daniel-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-6-3-fol-66v-Vision-de-Daniel-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-6-3-fol-66v-Vision-de-Daniel-1536x680.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Daniel-BN-ms-latin-6-3-fol-66v-Vision-de-Daniel-500x221.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Le bouc unicorne brise sa corne, Bible catalane, Xe si\u00e8cle.<br \/>\nBNF, ms lat 8878, fol 239r.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>De tr\u00e8s rares textes signalent que la corne de la licorne serait caduque. Selon la saga norroise de Charlemagne, la merveilleuse licorne perd sa corne \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de trente ans. \u00c0 en croire le chroniqueur Paul Jove, la corne \u00ab&nbsp;ne peut \u00eatre arrach\u00e9e \u00e0 son animant durant sa vie, parce qu\u2019il ne peut-\u00eatre surpris par nul aguets&nbsp;\u00bb mais on trouve parfois des cornes de licorne en \u00c9thiopie \u00ab&nbsp;aux d\u00e9serts, \u00e9tant tomb\u00e9e de soi-m\u00eame comme nous voyons advenir aux cerfs qui, par les imperfections de vieillesse, laissent leur vieille ramure, se renouvelant leur nature<a href=\"#_ftn4\">[4]<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb. La majorit\u00e9 des auteurs consid\u00e8rent cependant que la corne de licorne lui tient bien et durablement au front, sans quoi les cornes de licorne seraient bien moins rares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1354\" height=\"901\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1214\" data-id=\"1214\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Lausanne-Sandrine.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Lausanne-Sandrine.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Lausanne-Sandrine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Lausanne-Sandrine-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Lausanne-Sandrine-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sur cette mis\u00e9ricorde du XIIIe si\u00e8cle, dans la cath\u00e9drale de Lausanne, une licorne affronte un chevalier en armure et transperce son bouclier comme si la corne \u00e9tait un tire-bouchon. <br \/>\nPhoto Sandrine Bavaud\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1057\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1216\" data-id=\"1216\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Livre-des-Conquestes-et-faits-dAlexandre-2048x1057.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Livre-des-Conquestes-et-faits-dAlexandre-2048x1057.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Livre-des-Conquestes-et-faits-dAlexandre-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Livre-des-Conquestes-et-faits-dAlexandre-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Livre-des-Conquestes-et-faits-dAlexandre-1536x793.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Livre-des-Conquestes-et-faits-dAlexandre-500x258.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"><i>Le Livre des conquestes et faits d\u2019Alexandre<\/i>, XVe si\u00e8cle.<br \/>\nParis, Mus\u00e9e du Petit Palais, LDUT 456\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"722\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2019\" data-id=\"2019\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-plafond-cathedrale-de-Teruel-vers-1300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-plafond-cathedrale-de-Teruel-vers-1300.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-plafond-cathedrale-de-Teruel-vers-1300-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-plafond-cathedrale-de-Teruel-vers-1300-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-plafond-cathedrale-de-Teruel-vers-1300-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Une tr\u00e8s inqui\u00e9tante licorne sur le plafond peint de la cath\u00e9drale de Teruel, circa 1300.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1523\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2534\" data-id=\"2534\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Sainte-Margueritte-dAntioche-Suffield-Norfolk-photo-Simon-Knott-flickr-2048x1523-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Sainte-Margueritte-dAntioche-Suffield-Norfolk-photo-Simon-Knott-flickr-2048x1523-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Sainte-Margueritte-dAntioche-Suffield-Norfolk-photo-Simon-Knott-flickr-2048x1523-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Sainte-Margueritte-dAntioche-Suffield-Norfolk-photo-Simon-Knott-flickr-2048x1523-1-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Sainte-Margueritte-dAntioche-Suffield-Norfolk-photo-Simon-Knott-flickr-2048x1523-1-1536x1142.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Transperce-Sainte-Margueritte-dAntioche-Suffield-Norfolk-photo-Simon-Knott-flickr-2048x1523-1-403x300.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jub\u00e9 de l&#8217;\u00e9glise Sainte Margueritte d&#8217;Antioche \u00e0 Suffield, Norfolk.<br \/>\nPhoto Simon Knott, Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>La corne de licorne devait, il est vrai, \u00eatre bien solide et pointue pour transpercer, comme on le voit sur des miniatures et dans des d\u00e9cors d&#8217;\u00e9glise, boucliers et armures. Au vu de certaines images, on se dit m\u00eame que la corne aurait pu rester coinc\u00e9e, et l\u2019animal \u00eatre alors oblig\u00e9 de l\u2019abandonner, si tant est que cela soit possible, mais nul texte ne confirme cette hypoth\u00e8se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1212\" data-id=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Caprarola-photo-Marc-Darby-2048x1536.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Caprarola-photo-Marc-Darby-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Caprarola-photo-Marc-Darby-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Caprarola-photo-Marc-Darby-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Caprarola-photo-Marc-Darby-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Caprarola-photo-Marc-Darby-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Une licorne dans les jardins de la villa Farnese, \u00e0 caprarola, circa 1600.<br \/>\nPhotos Aidan McRae Thomson, Flickr.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5056\" data-id=\"5056\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cathedrale-de-Salisbury-XIIIe-photo-Glass-Angel-Flickr-2048x1536.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cathedrale-de-Salisbury-XIIIe-photo-Glass-Angel-Flickr-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cathedrale-de-Salisbury-XIIIe-photo-Glass-Angel-Flickr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cathedrale-de-Salisbury-XIIIe-photo-Glass-Angel-Flickr-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cathedrale-de-Salisbury-XIIIe-photo-Glass-Angel-Flickr-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cathedrale-de-Salisbury-XIIIe-photo-Glass-Angel-Flickr-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La vierge a perdu la t\u00eate, la licorne a perdu sa corne, le chasseur a perdu sa lance ou son \u00e9p\u00e9e.<br \/>\nMis\u00e9ricorde de la cath\u00e9drale de Salisbury, XIIIe si\u00e8cle. Photo Glass Angel, Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3693\" data-id=\"3693\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Terracotta-italienne-circa-1500-coll-privee-2048x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Terracotta-italienne-circa-1500-coll-privee-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Terracotta-italienne-circa-1500-coll-privee-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Terracotta-italienne-circa-1500-coll-privee-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Terracotta-italienne-circa-1500-coll-privee-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Terracotta-italienne-circa-1500-coll-privee-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Terracotta italienne, circa 1500.<br \/>Collection priv\u00e9e.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Quelques licornes, pourtant, perdent leur corne. Les statues de pierre peuvent avoir une corne taill\u00e9e dans la masse, ce qui est difficile, ou une pointe m\u00e9tallique plant\u00e9e dans le cr\u00e2ne. Les cornes de pierre sont fragiles, les cornes de m\u00e9tal s\u2019oxydent et doivent \u00eatre remplac\u00e9es, ce qui n\u2019est pas toujours fait. Vous avez peut-\u00eatre crois\u00e9 des licornes dans des parcs en pensant ne voir que de tr\u00e8s ordinaires chevaux \u2013 elles sont une douzaine sans corne, par exemple, dans les jardins du palais Farnese \u00e0 Caprarola, en Italie mais les licornes des Farnese, et en particulier de la belle Giulia, ont droit \u00e0 un chapitre entier dans le livre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Church-of-the-Asumption-Ufford-XVth-century-Aidan-McRae-Thomson-1536x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Church-of-the-Asumption-Ufford-XVth-century-Aidan-McRae-Thomson-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Church-of-the-Asumption-Ufford-XVth-century-Aidan-McRae-Thomson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Church-of-the-Asumption-Ufford-XVth-century-Aidan-McRae-Thomson-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Church-of-the-Asumption-Ufford-XVth-century-Aidan-McRae-Thomson-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-Church-of-the-Asumption-Ufford-XVth-century-Aidan-McRae-Thomson.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption>Les fines cornes des licornes de bois ou de pierre peuvent se briser. <br \/>Banc de l&#8217;\u00e9glise de l&#8217;Assomption \u00e0 Uffort, en Angleterre.<br \/><span style=\"color:#9e9e9e\" class=\"tadv-color\"> Photo Aidan McRae Thomson, Flickr.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-11.2-St-Andrews-church-Tostock--1536x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-11.2-St-Andrews-church-Tostock--1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-11.2-St-Andrews-church-Tostock--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-11.2-St-Andrews-church-Tostock--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-11.2-St-Andrews-church-Tostock--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Statue-11.2-St-Andrews-church-Tostock-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption>Il existait pourtant d\u2019astucieux proc\u00e9d\u00e9s pour \u00e9viter ce risque, comme avec cette licorne qui se gratte le c\u00f4t\u00e9.<br \/> Bancs de l&#8217;\u00e9glise Saint-Andr\u00e9 \u00e0 Tostock, en Angleterre.<br \/><span style=\"color:#9e9e9e\" class=\"tadv-color\"> Photo Aidan McRae Thomson, Flickr. <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Les cornes de bois sont tout aussi fragiles, notamment celles des assez nombreuses licornes qui d\u00e9corent les c\u00f4t\u00e9s des bancs d\u2019\u00e9glise en Angleterre. Quelques sculpteurs malins avaient vu venir le coup, et ont repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 des licornes penchant la t\u00eate et se grattant le dos avec leur corne, ce qui doit \u00eatre pratique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e4fced\">Then answered Percivale: &#8220;And that can I,<br \/>Brother, and truly; since the living words<br \/>Of so great men as Lancelot and our King<br \/>Pass not from door to door and out again,<br \/>But sit within the house. O, when we reached<br \/>The city, our horses stumbling as they trode<br \/>On heaps of ruin, hornless unicorns,<br \/>Cracked basilisks, and splintered cockatrices,<br \/>And shattered talbots, which had left the stones<br \/>Raw, that they fell from, brought us to the hall.&#8221;<br \/><br \/>&#8211; Alfred Tennyson, The Holy Grail, 1869<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> BNF, ms grec 1140, fol 91 sq., traduit d\u2019apr\u00e8s la version allemande de J.W. Einhorn <em>Spiritalis Unicornis.<\/em><br \/><a href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> Tzetz\u00e8s, <em>Chiliades<\/em>, 5.16.<br \/><a href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> Gianbatista della Porta, <em>Natural Magick, <\/em>1584.<br \/><a href=\"#_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a> <em>Histoires de Paolo Iovio, Comois, \u00c9v\u00eaque de Nocera, sur les choses faites et advenues de son temps en toutes les parties du monde<\/em>, 1552, livre XVIII, p.298-299<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On devine que les chasseurs \u00e9taient avant tout motiv\u00e9s par la corne de l\u2019animal, mais les bestiaires sont muets \u00e0 ce sujet, et nous \u00e9pargnent donc tous les sous-entendus scabreux auxquels on aurait pu s\u2019attendre. 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