Göttingen, Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, Fol. Cod. Ms. Philos. 63

Bellifortis Facsimile Edition

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Bellifortis is a richly illustrated manuscript of a Latin hexameter treatise on warfare by Conrad Kyeser. Dated June 23, 1405, and dedicated to Rupert, King of Germany, it is one of the earliest illuminated manuscripts on medieval military engineering and mechanical invention. It blends practical warfare with learned science, covering fortifications, siege machinery, artillery, armor, naval warfare, and elements of astrology and magic. The manuscript boasts nearly 200 illustrations, some by artists associated with Wenceslas, King of Germany, and active in Prague.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Bellifortis": Bellifortis facsimile edition, published by VDI Verlag, 1967

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Manuscript book description compiled by Daniela Rovida.
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Bellifortis

Düsseldorf: VDI Verlag, 1967

  • Commentary (German) by Quarg, Götz
  • Limited Edition: 1000 copies
  • This is a partial facsimile of the original document, Bellifortis: the facsimile might represent only a part, or doesn't attempt to replicate the format, or doesn't imitate the look-and-feel of the original document.

The facsimile is partially colored: some of the illustrations of the original book are reproduced in black and white.

Distributed in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and the United States by Phaidon Press, Ltd., in 1968.

Binding

Bound in white half-leather.

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