epistula commendatriciae

…However, if the sender played a public role, it becomes a historical document, and even private letters can be made public. Letters of recommendation (epistula commendatriciae) are also letters, and many were written in Roman times. In Europe, it is considered polite to hand the letter to the client unopened, and the client who receives it should seal it in front of the client without looking through it on the spot, and take it to the addressee or mail it. …

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…ただし発信者が公的な役割を演じた人物の場合は歴史的文書となり，私信でも公開されうる。推薦状epistula commendatriciaeも書簡であり，すでにローマ時代から多く書かれた。推薦状はヨーロッパでは依頼人に開封のまま渡し，渡された依頼人はその場で中を改めず目前で封をして宛先に持参または郵送するのが礼儀とされる。…

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