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Konrad Kyeser

Kyeser, Konrad 7 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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Authorized nameKonrad Kyeser
Sort nameKyeser, Konrad
Given namesKonrad
Family nameKyeser
Birth year1366
Death year1405
Floruit1400-1405
NationalityGermany
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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)
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Ludwig von Eyb Kriegsbuch

Manuscript · 1510 · German

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Bellifortis

Manuscript · 1405 · Latin

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Wolfenbüttel Picture Book
Wolfenbüttel Picture Book

Manuscript · German

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Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Thott.290.2º)
Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Thott.290.2º)

Manuscript · German

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Sammelhandschrift zur Kriegskunst

Manuscript · German

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Kunst und Wunderbuch
Kunst und Wunderbuch

Manuscript · Latin

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Authority name Konrad Kyeser
Nationality Germany
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