Introduction. For a history of aquatic animals of the northern seas

• Published in: Anthropozoologica
• Main Authors: Buquet, Thierry, Gauvin, Brigitte, Jacquemard, Catherine, Lucas-Avenel, Marie-Agnès
• Other Authors: Centre Michel de Boüard - Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales (CRAHAM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Programmes de recherche ICHTYA et DYRIN du Craham
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: Ichthyology; fish; history of zoology; aquatic animals; marine monsters; North; arctic and subarctic fauna; Nord; faune arctique et subarctique; monstres marins; Ichtyologie; poissons; animaux marins; histoire de la zoologie; archeo; anthro-se; Arctic; Arctique*; Subarctic; subarctique*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2018v53a2; https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01698408/file/AZ-53-2-2018_buquet_et_al.pdf; https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01698408

International audience From May, 31st to June 3rd, 2017, an international conference was held at the Cerisy-la-Salle International Cultural Center, entitled “Aquatic animals and Monsters of the Northern Seas (Imagination, knowledge, exploitation, from Antiquity to 1600)”, organized by the Centre Michel de Boüard – Craham (UMR 6273, Université de Caen Normandie – CNRS). The introduction to the proceedings of this conference presents first the scientific context, and the research programs Dyrin (history of the Nordic fauna in the Middle Ages) and Ichtya (history of knowledge on fish from Antiquity to the Renaissance) in which the organizers of the conference are involved. A quick summary presents the state of art about studies on the history of northern animals, where the bibliography is still scarce, far from covering all possible topics, notably that of the European perception of the Scandinavian fauna. Then we summarize the state of knowledge on the history of ancient, medieval and renaissance ichtyological knowledge, with a specific focus on the habitat of marine species, the naming of fishes and marine mammals and their use in human nutrition. Finally, we present the various papers published in the volume, grouped under the topics developed during the conference (identification, naming and classification; animal products, fishing, trade and food; literature, representations, imagination and allegories). Du 31 mai au 3 juin 2017 s’est tenu au Centre culturel international de Cerisy-la-Salle un colloque international intitulé « Animaux aquatiques et monstres des mers septentrionales (Imaginer, connaître, exploiter, de l’Antiquité à 1600) », organisé par le Centre Michel de Boüard – Craham (UMR 6273, Université de Caen Normandie – CNRS). L’introduction aux actes de ce colloque présente d’abord le contexte scientifique, celui des programmes de recherche Dyrin (histoire de la faune septentrionale au Moyen Âge) et Ichtya (histoire des savoirs sur les poissons de l’Antiquité à la Renaissance) auxquels ...