ARMORUM Authority Record

Konrad Kyeser

Kyeser, Konrad 5 linked works

Germany 1366 - 14051400-1405

German military engineer, physician, and compiler best known for the illustrated `Bellifortis`, one of the most famous late medieval books on military technology, siege devices, and engines of war. He belongs to the wider martial-literary tradition of arms knowledge rather than to the direct lineage of fencing instruction.

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2 Chronology points

Previous Authority Pietro Monte Next Authority Giovanni Filoteo Achillini

Authority Overview

Authorized nameKonrad Kyeser

Sort nameKyeser, Konrad

Given namesKonrad

Family nameKyeser

Birth year1366

Death year1405

Floruit1400-1405

NationalityGermany

Editorial notes

This should remain a contextual military-technical authority entry. Dates are conventionally given and may still vary slightly across catalogues.

Sources: [Encyclopaedia Britannica: Konrad Kyeser](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konrad-Kyeser) | [The J. Paul Getty Museum: Bellifortis](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/109QBM)