Martyn, John R. C. <br/><br/>
Pope Gregory's letter-bearers  a study of the men and women who carried letters for Pope Gregory the Great /  [electronic resource] : 
by John R. C. Martyn. 
 - Newcastle upon Tyne :  Cambridge Scholars,  c2012 
 - 1 online resource (x, 135 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-124) and index. 
<br/><br/> "With the Lombards invading Italy, and Slavs invading Illyria, and very active slave-dealers at work, the number of men and women who reached Rome and carried a papal letter, to sort out a legal or personal problem at home, is quite surprsing, considering the slowness and the very real dangers of often long journeys in boats or on horseback. ... [T]hey came from all over the civilized world, many briefly appearing on the stage, their mission quite often not reported later on."--Cover, p. [4]. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1443839183 (electronic bk.) 9781443839181 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gregory I,  Pope,  ca. 540-604.  Registrum epistularum. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.<br/>Popes--Correspondence--History.<br/>RELIGION / Christian Church / History<br/>RELIGION / Christianity / History
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX1076  / .M386 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>270.20924