pietro delle valle (1586-1652), Italian traveler. He journeyed in Egypt and collected antiquities, including Coptic manuscripts. Among the texts that he acquired were grammatical works and Bohairic dictionaries, which were later of great use to A. Kircher in his work on the Coptic language. In 1718 four of the manuscripts that had been purchased by Pietro at the end of 1615, were acquired by the Vatican Library (Cod. Vat. 6, 11, 71, 72).
Pietro Delle Valle
By Martin Krause
Ask about this article- Topics
- Bohairic DialectArabic and Greek in Coptic StudiesCoptic Manuscripts and CodicologyPatristic and Copto-Arabic LiteratureLibraries and Scholarly Collections
- Author
- Martin Krause
- Printed pages
- 1967b
- Original
- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia
Bibliography
Hebbelynck, A., and A. van Lantschoot. Codices Coptici Vaticani Barberiniani Borgiani Rossiani, Vol. 1, Codices Coptici Vaticani. Vatican City, 1937. MARTIN KRAUSE