Cette correspondance de Caspar Jacob Christian Reuvens avec l'antiquaire Jean Antoine Letronne, publiée en français, scelle la naissance de l'égyptologie et de la philologie copte en Europe au XIXe siècle. Les lettres présentent des descriptions détaillées des papyrus et des inscriptions égyptiennes de la collection de Leide, ainsi que des analyses linguistiques et historiques qui permettent de mieux comprendre la culture gréco-égyptienne. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.