Giorgio Valla and Andronikos Kallistos: a Reappraisal

Abstract

The paper draws on insights from recent studies about the relationship between Giorgio Valla and the Byzantine scholar Andronikos Kallistos, whose Greek manuscripts ended up largely in Valla’s Venetian collection. A few clarifications on the context of the sale of Andronikos’ books will be briefly outlined. In addition, light will be shed on the highly problematic nature of an alleged master-pupil relationship between Kallistos and Valla, and a different outcome will be envisaged.