{"id":3249,"date":"2022-11-07T08:41:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T08:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2023-01-02T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T09:37:39","slug":"%e2%9e%95-la-licorne-ca-va-vite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/2022\/11\/07\/%e2%9e%95-la-licorne-ca-va-vite\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2795 La licorne, \u00e7a va vite !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#723da1\"><strong>Les licornes d\u2019Inde ou d\u2019\u00c9thiopie sont rapides \u00e0 la course. C\u2019est pour cela qu\u2019on les voit rarement, et que l\u2019on ne parvient jamais \u00e0 les capturer ni m\u00eame seulement \u00e0 les prendre en photo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1736\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lettrine-D-Bodleian-Exceter-College-ms-46-fol-146r-1736x2048-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4995 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lettrine-D-Bodleian-Exceter-College-ms-46-fol-146r-1736x2048-1.jpg 1736w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lettrine-D-Bodleian-Exceter-College-ms-46-fol-146r-1736x2048-1-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lettrine-D-Bodleian-Exceter-College-ms-46-fol-146r-1736x2048-1-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Lettrine-D-Bodleian-Exceter-College-ms-46-fol-146r-1736x2048-1-1302x1536.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1736px) 100vw, 1736px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>u monoceros de l\u2019Inde, Ct\u00e9sias \u00e9crivait d\u00e9j\u00e0 : \u00ab&nbsp;Ces animaux sont tr\u00e8s rapides, plus rapides que les \u00e2nes et m\u00eame que les chevaux et les gazelles. Ils commencent \u00e0 courir calmement, puis petit \u00e0 petit ils acc\u00e9l\u00e8rent, et il devient alors impossible de les rattraper&nbsp;\u00bb, mais le <em>Physiologus <\/em>&nbsp;ne disait rien de tel de l\u2019<em>unicornis. <\/em>Lorsque les deux animaux se sont confondus, la licorne a conserv\u00e9 la vitesse du <em>monoceros.<\/em> En devenant une blanche cavale, le petit chevreau du bestiaire a donc gagn\u00e9 en prestance h\u00e9raldique, mais aussi en rapidit\u00e9 \u00e0 la course. C\u2019est pour cela que le pauvre homme poursuivi par une licorne dans le <em>Dit de l\u2019unicorne et du serpent<\/em> n\u2019a d\u2019autre choix que de monter dans un arbre, et que la fi\u00e8re licorne se fait na\u00efvement pi\u00e9ger dans <em>le Vaillant Petit tailleur.<\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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=\"429\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3296\" data-id=\"3296\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-05-BN-ms-NAL-3255-fol-151v-Breviaire-dominicain_-2048x429.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-05-BN-ms-NAL-3255-fol-151v-Breviaire-dominicain_-2048x429.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-05-BN-ms-NAL-3255-fol-151v-Breviaire-dominicain_-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-05-BN-ms-NAL-3255-fol-151v-Breviaire-dominicain_-768x161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-05-BN-ms-NAL-3255-fol-151v-Breviaire-dominicain_-1536x321.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-05-BN-ms-NAL-3255-fol-151v-Breviaire-dominicain_-500x105.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Une licorne qui s\u2019imagine qu\u2019elle va embrocher un li\u00e8vre !<br \/>\nBNF, ms NAL 3255, fol 151v                       \n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1684\" height=\"881\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3277\" data-id=\"3277\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BL-Add-ms-42130-Luttrell-Psalter-fol-15r.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BL-Add-ms-42130-Luttrell-Psalter-fol-15r.png 1684w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BL-Add-ms-42130-Luttrell-Psalter-fol-15r-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BL-Add-ms-42130-Luttrell-Psalter-fol-15r-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BL-Add-ms-42130-Luttrell-Psalter-fol-15r-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/BL-Add-ms-42130-Luttrell-Psalter-fol-15r-500x262.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Luttrell Psaletr, Britsih Library, Add ms 42130, fol 15r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1315\" height=\"411\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3297\" data-id=\"3297\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-06-KBR-ms-II-7619-fol-243r-livre-dheures-de-Jan-van-Amerongen-et-Mary-van-Vronenstey-circa-1460.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-06-KBR-ms-II-7619-fol-243r-livre-dheures-de-Jan-van-Amerongen-et-Mary-van-Vronenstey-circa-1460.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-06-KBR-ms-II-7619-fol-243r-livre-dheures-de-Jan-van-Amerongen-et-Mary-van-Vronenstey-circa-1460-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-06-KBR-ms-II-7619-fol-243r-livre-dheures-de-Jan-van-Amerongen-et-Mary-van-Vronenstey-circa-1460-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-06-KBR-ms-II-7619-fol-243r-livre-dheures-de-Jan-van-Amerongen-et-Mary-van-Vronenstey-circa-1460-500x156.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1315px) 100vw, 1315px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Biblioth\u00e8que royale de Belgique, ms II 7619, fol 243r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"487\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3292\" data-id=\"3292\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-01-BN-ms-fr-95-fol-52v-Romans-arthuriens-2048x487.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-01-BN-ms-fr-95-fol-52v-Romans-arthuriens-2048x487.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-01-BN-ms-fr-95-fol-52v-Romans-arthuriens-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-01-BN-ms-fr-95-fol-52v-Romans-arthuriens-768x183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-01-BN-ms-fr-95-fol-52v-Romans-arthuriens-1536x365.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-01-BN-ms-fr-95-fol-52v-Romans-arthuriens-500x119.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Une licorne qui charge, on ne sait pas sur quoi.<br \/>\nBNF, ms fr 95, fol 52v                       \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>Les enlumineurs de la fin du Moyen \u00c2ge ont donc dessin\u00e9 en t\u00eate ou pied de page des livres d\u2019heures et des psautiers des licornes chargeant corne en avant sur des lions ou des \u00e9l\u00e9phants, ou sur des ennemis invisibles au-del\u00e0 des marges. Parfois, plus rarement, c\u2019est la licorne qui est poursuivie par des fauves, des chiens, des chasseurs, comme peut l\u2019\u00eatre un cerf.<\/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=\"443\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3287\" data-id=\"3287\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-165r-2048x443.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-165r-2048x443.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-165r-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-165r-768x166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-165r-1536x332.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-165r-500x108.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 165r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"673\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3288\" data-id=\"3288\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-204r-2048x673.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-204r-2048x673.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-204r-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-204r-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-204r-1536x505.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-204r-500x164.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 204r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"404\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3286\" data-id=\"3286\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-69v-2048x404.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-69v-2048x404.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-69v-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-69v-768x152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-69v-1536x303.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-69v-500x99.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 69v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"482\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3285\" data-id=\"3285\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-2048x482.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-2048x482.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-768x181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-1536x361.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-500x118.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 42v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3284\" data-id=\"3284\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-41r-2048x427.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-41r-2048x427.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-41r-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-41r-768x160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-41r-1536x320.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-41r-500x104.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 41r.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3283\" data-id=\"3283\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-38v-2048x467.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-38v-2048x467.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-38v-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-38v-768x175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-38v-1536x350.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-38v-500x114.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 38v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"677\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3282\" data-id=\"3282\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11v-2048x677.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11v-2048x677.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11v-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11v-768x254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11v-1536x508.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11v-500x165.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 11v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"489\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3281\" data-id=\"3281\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11r-1-2048x489.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11r-1-2048x489.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11r-1-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11r-1-768x183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11r-1-1536x367.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-11r-1-500x119.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cambridge, Trinity College, ms B 11 22, fol 11r.<\/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>Au tout d\u00e9but du XVIIIe si\u00e8cle encore, dans une note sous une traduction fran\u00e7aise du r\u00e9cit de voyage en \u00c9thiopie du p\u00e8re portugais J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lobo, le traducteur ajoutait&nbsp;: \u00ab&nbsp;On a dout\u00e9 longtemps s\u2019il y avait des licornes&nbsp;: ceux qui en ont \u00e9crit ne convenaient point entre eux, et ont m\u00eal\u00e9 tant de fables dans ce qu\u2019ils en ont rapport\u00e9, qu\u2019on avait encore plus de raisons de n\u2019en rien croire. Cet animal est rare, on n\u2019en a vu que dans le royaume de Damot et dans la province des Agouz. Il est sauvage, mais bien loin d\u2019\u00eatre f\u00e9roce, il est si timide qu\u2019il ne va jamais en compagnie d\u2019autres animaux. Lorsqu\u2019il passe d\u2019une for\u00eat dans une autre, il court avec tant de rapidit\u00e9 qu\u2019il se d\u00e9robe bient\u00f4t \u00e0 la vue. De l\u00e0 vient que les uns le font plus grand, les autres plus petits, les uns d\u2019un poil, les autres d\u2019un autre<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb. L\u2019orientaliste allemand Job Ludolf (1624-1704), qui ne quitta jamais l\u2019Europe mais parlait couramment l\u2019\u00e9thiopien et \u00e9tait le meilleur sp\u00e9cialiste de ce pays, \u00e9crit de m\u00eame : \u00abOn y rencontre une b\u00eate puissante et f\u00e9roce appel\u00e9e Arweharis, ce qui signifie unicorne. Elle ressemble \u00e0 une ch\u00e8vre, mais court beaucoup plus rapidement. [\u2026] Les descriptions qu\u2019en donnent les Portugais sont vraisemblablement exactes<a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a>.\u00bb<\/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=\"1501\" height=\"808\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3276\" data-id=\"3276\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Berlin-Staatsbibliothek-ms-Germ-fol-52-fol-14v-Der-naturen-bloeme.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Berlin-Staatsbibliothek-ms-Germ-fol-52-fol-14v-Der-naturen-bloeme.jpg 1501w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Berlin-Staatsbibliothek-ms-Germ-fol-52-fol-14v-Der-naturen-bloeme-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Berlin-Staatsbibliothek-ms-Germ-fol-52-fol-14v-Der-naturen-bloeme-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Berlin-Staatsbibliothek-ms-Germ-fol-52-fol-14v-Der-naturen-bloeme-500x269.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1501px) 100vw, 1501px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bestiaire flamand du XIVe si\u00e8cle.<br \/>\nBerlin, Staatsbibliothek, ms Germ fol 52, fol 14v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1833\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3278\" data-id=\"3278\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Ashmole-828_00033_fol-017v-2048x1833.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Ashmole-828_00033_fol-017v-2048x1833.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Ashmole-828_00033_fol-017v-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Ashmole-828_00033_fol-017v-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Ashmole-828_00033_fol-017v-1536x1375.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Ashmole-828_00033_fol-017v-335x300.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms Ashmole 828, fol 17v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3298\" data-id=\"3298\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-07-Cambrai-ms103-C-f49-2048x1365.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-07-Cambrai-ms103-C-f49-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-07-Cambrai-ms103-C-f49-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-07-Cambrai-ms103-C-f49-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-07-Cambrai-ms103-C-f49-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-07-Cambrai-ms103-C-f49-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chasse \u00e0 courre \u00e0 la licorne. Une sc\u00e8ne similaire se trouve sur l\u2019une des franges inf\u00e9rieures de la tapisserie de Bayeux. C\u2019est une variation sur le th\u00e8me, tr\u00e8s fr\u00e9quent dans les marges des manuscrits, de la chasse au cerf.<br \/>\nBiblioth\u00e8que municipale de Cambrai, ms 103, fol 49r\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" height=\"1122\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3293\" data-id=\"3293\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-02-La-Haye-Museum-Meermano-ms-10B-25-fol-11v-.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-02-La-Haye-Museum-Meermano-ms-10B-25-fol-11v-.jpg 1644w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-02-La-Haye-Museum-Meermano-ms-10B-25-fol-11v--300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-02-La-Haye-Museum-Meermano-ms-10B-25-fol-11v--768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-02-La-Haye-Museum-Meermano-ms-10B-25-fol-11v--1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-02-La-Haye-Museum-Meermano-ms-10B-25-fol-11v--440x300.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Un Monoceros en pleine acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration dans un bestiaire du XVe si\u00e8cle.<br \/>\nLa Haye, Museum Meermano, ms 10 B 25, fol 11v\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1218\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3291\" data-id=\"3291\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Padova-Frescoes-of-the-Palazzo-della-Ragione-photo-renzo-dionigi-2048x1218.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Padova-Frescoes-of-the-Palazzo-della-Ragione-photo-renzo-dionigi-2048x1218.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Padova-Frescoes-of-the-Palazzo-della-Ragione-photo-renzo-dionigi-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Padova-Frescoes-of-the-Palazzo-della-Ragione-photo-renzo-dionigi-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Padova-Frescoes-of-the-Palazzo-della-Ragione-photo-renzo-dionigi-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Padova-Frescoes-of-the-Palazzo-della-Ragione-photo-renzo-dionigi-500x297.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fresques du palais Raggione, \u00e0 Padoue.<br \/>\nPhoto Renzo Dionigi.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1458\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5753\" data-id=\"5753\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hamburg-cod-Levy-19-fol-97r-Torah-1309-1-2048x1458.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hamburg-cod-Levy-19-fol-97r-Torah-1309-1-2048x1458.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hamburg-cod-Levy-19-fol-97r-Torah-1309-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hamburg-cod-Levy-19-fol-97r-Torah-1309-1-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hamburg-cod-Levy-19-fol-97r-Torah-1309-1-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Hamburg-cod-Levy-19-fol-97r-Torah-1309-1-421x300.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Les licornes juives vont aussi vite que les autres. Torah, 1309.<br \/>Biblioth\u00e8que de Hamburg, Cod Levy 19, fol 97r.<\/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 licornes d\u2019Inde \u00e9taient tout aussi rapides que celles d\u2019Afrique puisque, selon l\u2019abb\u00e9 Guyon dans don <em>Histoire des Indes orientales anciennes et modernes, <\/em>cet animal \u00ab&nbsp;s\u2019\u00e9lance avec tant de vitesse qu\u2019il n\u2019est aucune esp\u00e8ce de chevaux qui puisse l\u2019attraper. Il faut le surprendre lorsqu\u2019il s\u2019\u00e9carte pour mener pa\u00eetre ses petits que la tendresse ne lui permet pas d\u2019abandonner. Il s\u2019expose pour eux \u00e0 tous les p\u00e9rils<a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a>.\u00bb<\/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=\"1569\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3294\" data-id=\"3294\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.1-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69r-1569x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.1-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69r-1569x2048.jpg 1569w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.1-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69r-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.1-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69r-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.1-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69r-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.1-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69r-scaled.jpg 1961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1569px) 100vw, 1569px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British Library, Harley ms 6563, fol 69r &#8211; tournez la page.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3295\" data-id=\"3295\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.2-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69v-1600x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.2-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69v-1600x2048.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.2-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69v-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.2-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69v-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.2-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69v-1200x1536.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-04.2-BL-Harley-ms-6563-fol-69v-scaled.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">La licorne a r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 sa corne s&#8217;est \u00e9chapp\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>Lorsque, apr\u00e8s plus d\u2019un si\u00e8cle d\u2019oubli, les explorateurs du XIXe si\u00e8cle se reprirent \u00e0 r\u00eaver de licorne, la blanche cavale \u00e9tait devenue une antilope, au pelage tirant vers le roux, \u00e0 la corne sans doute noire, mais elle restait svelte, rac\u00e9e, rapide &#8211; ou <em>vite<\/em>, comme l\u2019on disait en un temps o\u00f9 ce mot \u00e9tait aussi un adjectif. Cette biche unicorne agile et v\u00e9loce, qui ne se laisse pas approcher, est encore un peu l\u2019albe b\u00eate des tapisseries. La licorne d\u00e9crite par Flaubert dans <em>La tentation de Saint Antoine \u00ab&nbsp;<\/em>d\u00e9passe les autruches&nbsp;\u00bb et court si vite qu\u2019elle \u00ab&nbsp;traine le vent&nbsp;\u00bb.<\/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=\"884\" height=\"1306\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3289\" data-id=\"3289\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Francesco_De_Pietri_-_Cronologia_della_famiglia_Caracciola_1605_005.tif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Francesco_De_Pietri_-_Cronologia_della_famiglia_Caracciola_1605_005.tif_.jpg 884w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Francesco_De_Pietri_-_Cronologia_della_famiglia_Caracciola_1605_005.tif_-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Francesco_De_Pietri_-_Cronologia_della_famiglia_Caracciola_1605_005.tif_-768x1135.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6772\" data-id=\"6772\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Medieval_harness_pendant_FindID_419406-1-2048x1683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Medieval_harness_pendant_FindID_419406-1-2048x1683.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Medieval_harness_pendant_FindID_419406-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Medieval_harness_pendant_FindID_419406-1-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Medieval_harness_pendant_FindID_419406-1-1536x1262.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Medieval_harness_pendant_FindID_419406-1-365x300.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Pendant de harnais m\u00e9di\u00e9val.<br \/>Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, photo Katie Hinds.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1906\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6769\" data-id=\"6769\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carreau-porcelaine-delft-1600.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carreau-porcelaine-delft-1600.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carreau-porcelaine-delft-1600-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carreau-porcelaine-delft-1600-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carreau-porcelaine-delft-1600-1536x1464.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carreau-porcelaine-delft-1600-315x300.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Carreau de porcelaine de Delft, circa 1600.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1278\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3280\" data-id=\"3280\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00108_fol-075v-076r-1278x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00108_fol-075v-076r-1278x2048.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00108_fol-075v-076r-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00108_fol-075v-076r-768x1230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00108_fol-075v-076r-959x1536.jpg 959w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00108_fol-075v-076r.jpg 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms Douce 108, fol 75v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1235\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3279\" data-id=\"3279\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00097_fol-065v-066r-1235x2048.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00097_fol-065v-066r-1235x2048.jpg 1235w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00097_fol-065v-066r-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00097_fol-065v-066r-768x1274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00097_fol-065v-066r-926x1536.jpg 926w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Bodleian-Library-MS-Douce-118_00097_fol-065v-066r.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms Douce 108, fol 65v.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7943\" data-id=\"7943\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Vase-en-terre-cuite-XVIIIe-siecle-Musee-Sorolla-Madrid-.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Vase-en-terre-cuite-XVIIIe-siecle-Musee-Sorolla-Madrid-.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Vase-en-terre-cuite-XVIIIe-siecle-Musee-Sorolla-Madrid--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Vase-en-terre-cuite-XVIIIe-siecle-Musee-Sorolla-Madrid--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Vase-en-terre-cuite-XVIIIe-siecle-Musee-Sorolla-Madrid--768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vase en terre cuite, XVIIIe si\u00e8cle. Mus\u00e9e Sorolla, Madrid.<\/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 force \u00e9tait la caract\u00e9ristique physique principale de la licorne du Haut Moyen \u00c2ge et des premiers bestiaires, celle qui combattait le lion et l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phant. La vitesse s\u2019y est d\u2019abord ajout\u00e9e puis, peu \u00e0 peu, la silhouette de l\u2019animal devenant plus fine, est devenue essentielle. Dans les univers imaginaires d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui, la licorne arrive au galop, quand ce n\u2019est pas \u00e0 grands coups d\u2019ailes.<\/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=\"1847\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3300\" data-id=\"3300\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-09-AIMG_7676_Einhorn_schaumend_und_verschwitzt-2048x1847.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-09-AIMG_7676_Einhorn_schaumend_und_verschwitzt-2048x1847.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-09-AIMG_7676_Einhorn_schaumend_und_verschwitzt-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-09-AIMG_7676_Einhorn_schaumend_und_verschwitzt-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-09-AIMG_7676_Einhorn_schaumend_und_verschwitzt-1536x1385.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-09-AIMG_7676_Einhorn_schaumend_und_verschwitzt-333x300.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Attelage en licorne.<br \/>\nPhoto Xocolatl, Wikipedia Commons\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1601\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3299\" data-id=\"3299\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-08-Unicorn-Norwich-2048x1601.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-08-Unicorn-Norwich-2048x1601.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-08-Unicorn-Norwich-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-08-Unicorn-Norwich-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-08-Unicorn-Norwich-1536x1201.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-08-Unicorn-Norwich-384x300.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jasmon Pollard, <i>The Unicorn Norwich Coach,<\/i> 1830\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>C\u2019est la vitesse de l\u2019animal, mais aussi la forme de sa corne, qui a fait appeler licorne un attelage de trois chevaux en triangle, un en avant, \u00e0 la vol\u00e9e, suivi de deux autres derri\u00e8re. Cette technique un peu dangereuse est pourtant moins rapide que les trois chevaux de front de la tro\u00efka, \u00e9galement appel\u00e9e attelage \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque &#8211; l\u00e0, je ne sais pas pourquoi&nbsp;!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-11-Operation_Licorne.svg_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3302\" width=\"271\" height=\"279\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sans que ce soient vraiment des licornes, bien des chevaux de course \u00e0 robe blanche ont aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 baptis\u00e9s ainsi<em>. <\/em>L\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise avait baptis\u00e9 Op\u00e9ration Licorne son intervention en C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire de 2002 \u00e0 2015, parce que la licorne est exotique et, surtout dans ses vari\u00e9t\u00e9s contemporaines, relativement pacifique, mais surtout parce qu\u2019elle est rapide. Le choix de ce nom qui peut sembler peu martial \u00e0 l\u2019heure o\u00f9 la licorne se balade sur les arcs-en-ciel et dans les chambres des petites filles montre d\u2019ailleurs que l\u2019image traditionnelle de l\u2019animal n\u2019a pas totalement disparu.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-10-Herriman_KrazyKatAndUnicorn_102.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3301\" width=\"433\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-10-Herriman_KrazyKatAndUnicorn_102.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-10-Herriman_KrazyKatAndUnicorn_102-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-10-Herriman_KrazyKatAndUnicorn_102-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Vitesse-10-Herriman_KrazyKatAndUnicorn_102-413x300.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">George Herriman, Krazy Kat, circa 1930.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Joachim Legrand, <em>Dissertation sur la c\u00f4te orientale d\u2019Afrique<\/em>\u2026, en annexe \u00e0 la <em>Relation historique d\u2019Abyssinie<\/em> de J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lobo, Paris, 1728.<br \/><a href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> Job Ludolphus, <em>New History of Ethiopia<\/em>, Londres, 1682, liv.I, ch.10.<br \/><a href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> Paul Marie Guyon, <em>Histoire des Indes orientales anciennes et modernes<\/em>, Paris, 1764.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les licornes d\u2019Inde ou d\u2019\u00c9thiopie sont rapides \u00e0 la course. C\u2019est pour cela qu\u2019on les voit rarement, et que l\u2019on ne parvient jamais \u00e0 les capturer ni m\u00eame seulement \u00e0 les prendre en photo. u monoceros de l\u2019Inde, Ct\u00e9sias \u00e9crivait &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/2022\/11\/07\/%e2%9e%95-la-licorne-ca-va-vite\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contes-legendes-et-allegories"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Cambridge-Trinity-College-ms-B-11-22-fol-42v-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3249"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7944,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3249\/revisions\/7944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/licornes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}