Seifried Helbling (b. 1230) was an

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. Helbling is the supposed author of 15 small books of poetry. These poems, composed between 1282 and 1300, are instructional

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s written in the form of a dialogue between the poet and his servant. They thoroughly and wittily describe the current state of life and the social

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in the poet's time. Also included are poems of a religious nature, some honoring the

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. Helbling's authorship of these 15 books is still in question.Stephanie Cain Van D'Elden (2001). "Helbling, Seifried." ''Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia''. John M. Jeep, ed. 337-8. Helbling was also the proprietor of an arboretum in Nußdorf, a suburb of

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