Pope Gregory's Letter-Bearers A Study of the Men and Women who carried letters for Pope Gregory the Great
This book covers a very interesting and informative subject, that has never been studied by any scholar before, namely, the letter-bearers of the medieval period, who carried most of Pope Gregory's letters, which would have been carried by the Post-Office or by Email today. While serving as Pop...
| Основен автор: | Martyn, John R. C. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=524425 |
| Резюме: |
This book covers a very interesting and informative subject, that has never been studied by any scholar before, namely, the letter-bearers of the medieval period, who carried most of Pope Gregory's letters, which would have been carried by the Post-Office or by Email today. While serving as Pope from 590 to 604, Gregory sent off about 850 letters that have survived, to both clerical and secular recipients, world-wide, and we have names for 150 or so of the letter-bearers, 15 female and 125 ... |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-124) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781443839181 1443839183 |