La licorne : de la légende à la réalité - article ; n°214 ; vol.60, pg 177-185

Jean Savare

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Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie - Année 1972 - Volume 60 - Numéro 214 - Pages 177-185
Unicorn is an example of the survival of some legends. It has been studied quite often and has been inspiration for many poets. It was quite interesting trying to explain how difficult and long it was to establish that this animal did not exist, as well as to prove the absolutely useless therapeutic value of its horn.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

Sujets

• Médecine

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• Publié par: Articles-de-la-societe-d-histoire-de-la-pharmacie
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1972
• Nombre de lectures: 59
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Jean Savare

La licorne : de la légende à la réalité

In: Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 60e année, N. 214, 1972. pp. 177-185.

Abstract

Unicorn is an example of the survival of some legends. It has been studied quite often and has been inspiration for many poets. It

was quite interesting trying to explain how difficult and long it was to establish that this animal did not exist, as well as to prove

the absolutely useless therapeutic value of its horn.

Citer ce document / Cite this document :

Savare Jean. La licorne : de la légende à la réalité. In: Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 60e année, N. 214, 1972. pp. 177-185.

doi : 10.3406/pharm.1972.7143

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