Poitiers is a splendid place and the C.E.S.C.M. library is well-stocked with books and journals. The course looks interesting. But I would especially like to meet Henri PLATELLE (Univ. Catholiques de Lille) who will be teaching "Thomas de Cantimpre, comme temoin de son temps, specialement d'apres le 'Bonum universale de apibus'" The 'Bonum universale de apibus' is a crucial text. When are we ever going to get a good, modern edition of it? Gary Dickson University of Edinburgh %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%