Doctoral thesis from the University of Paris XII (Literary and Human Sciences) presented by Bruno Faidutti, November 1996.

An extensive look at the medieval concept of the unicorn, with many illustrations.

Contents: Knowledge of an imagined unicorn; The legend of the unicorn; The silhouettes of the unicorn; The natural habitat of the unicorn; The unicorn horn, a rare and precious thing; Some points of view at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries; Andre Thevet, cosmographer, unicorns and unicorns; Ambroise Pare, unicorn slayer; Laurent Catelan, apothecary; The unicorn facing science; Does the unicorn exist?; The unicorn and the rhinoceros; The prodigal bat.

Language: French