Event: Book circulating/making/reading/translating/writing, Correspondence, Journey, RequestAlcuin 1.letter to Charlemagne 1 asking permission for books from Britain
Alcuin 1 asked permission of Charlemagne 1 for boys to be sent to Britain to obtain books for Tours.
Primary Source Info
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent:
Alcuin 1
(Author, deacon and abbot of Tours, c.735-804) : In a letter commending Charlemagne 1 sent with a boy (Anonymous 755), Alcuin 1 asked Charlemagne 1's permission for boys (Anonymi 1908) to be sent to Britain to get for his teaching needs at Tours books that he had had in York, copied by his master [sc. Æthelberht 8] and himself.
Recipient:
Charlemagne 1
(King of the Franks, 768-814; emperor 800-814) : His permission was sought by Alcuin 1 to send boys (Anonymi 1908) to Britain to secure books.
Participant:
Anonymous 755
(Boy retainer of Alcuin 1 (possibly Fredegisus) (fl. 796x797)
*For the identification with Fredegisus, see @Dümmler 1895, p. 176 n. 2.) : A little boy (Anonymous 755) was sent by Alcuin 1 with this letter to Charlemagne 1.
(Other):
Æthelberht 8
(Archbishop of York, 766/767-779/780; aka Koaena, Ælberht) : His master [scil. Æthelberht 8] had copied books in York that Alcuin 1 wanted in Tours.