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Français : Bestiaire de Pierre de Beauvais (Moyen Age) ; au chapitre "Castor " (Bestiarium – " de castore et natura ejus " ; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, ms. Latin 6838 B, fol 5v). Selon la traduction en français moderne par Gabriel Bianciotto, P de Beauvais, (qui a aussi décrit la chasse à la licorne) reprend ici un mythe datant de l'empire romain, en lui donnant une valeur symbolique empreinte de catholicisme : il décrit le castor ( bièvre) comme " une bête très paisible. Ses testicules renferment un médicament qui se montre très efficace dans un grand nombre de maladies. Physiologue dit que la nature du castor est telle que lorsqu'un chasseur le poursuit, il regarde sans cesse derrière lui, quand il voit le chasseur s'approcher de lui, il se tranche les testicules de ses dents, et les jette au visage du chasseur. Le chasseur les recueille, arrête la poursuite et s'en retourne. [...] De la même manière, l'homme qui veut observer les commandements de Dieu et vivre dans la pureté doit se trancher les testicules c'est-à-dire tous les vices, et jeter toutes les mauvaises actions au visage du chasseur, c'est-à-dire du Diable, qui perpétuellement le pourchasse." (Bestiaires du Moyen Age, mis en français moderne par Gabriel Bianciotto. Editions stock -1980. Ce texte fait partie de ceux qui ont entretenu la confusion entre testicules (internes chez le castor) et glandes à castoréum recherchées depuis l'antiquité pour les propriétés médicamenteuses qu'on leur accordait. English: Bestiary of Pierre de Beauvais ( Middle Ages ) ; chapter " Castor " ( Bestiarium - " of Castore and ejus natura " Bibliothèque Nationale de France , MS Latin 6838 B , fol. 5v) . According to the translation into modern language (french in this case) by Gabriel Bianciotto , P Beauvais (which also describes hunting unicorn ) takes here an old roman myth (dating back to the Roman Empire) , giving an impression of Catholicism symbolic value : he describes the beaver ( "bièvre" ) as "a very quiet beast. His testicles contain a drug that is very effective in many diseases. physiologist said that the nature of the beaver as a hunter pursues him, he looks constantly behind him, when he sees the hunter to approach him , he cut off the testicles of his teeth , and throws the hunter face. hunter collects , stop the pursuit and returns . [ .. . ] Similarly , the man who wants to keep the commandments of God and live in purity must decide the testicles that is to say, all the vices, and throw all the evil in the face hunter c that is to say, the devil , who constantly chases . " ( Bestiaries of the Middle Ages , set in modern French by Gabriel Bianciotto . Editions stock -1980 . This text is part of those who have maintained the confusion between testes (internal in the beaver) and glands castoreum popular since ancient times for medicinal properties that granted them. |
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| Source | Bestiaires du Moyen Age ; Bestiarium – " de castore et natura ejus " ; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, ms. Latin 6838 B, fol 5v |
| Author | anonyme, inconnu |
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