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Dearest medieval-religion colleagues, minutes before I'm to leave for the weekend, my e-mail connection -- cut for the better part of a month due to my moving to a new (and bigger; wow!) office -- has been restored. Unable to resist temptation, I'm writing to: a) beg forgiveness from PR and other list members for my silence; and b) pass along this urgent request from my fellow Italianist lecturer at Leicester, Marina Spunta. (As soon as she heard about my e-mail being back in service, she lept on this opportunity; a sharp colleague!) Marina is writing an article on a recent book by Francesca Duranti, *Effetti personali*, and wants to track down a quotation provided in that book. Duranti gives the following quote from Hugh of Saint-Victor: ********** Patet ergo quantae amoenitatis locus ille fuit... qui fontibus et fluminibus irriguus, arboribus omnis generis frondosus et nemorosus, fructo tam pulchro ad videndum quam suavi ad vescendum refertus praedicatur. (E` manifesto quanto fosse ameno quel luogo... che si dice fosse percorso da fonti e fiumi, frondoso e boscoso di alberi d'ogni genere, ricco di frutti tanto belli da vedere quanto dolci da mangiare.) ********** According to Duranti, this comes from: 'Hugonis de S. Victore, *Dogmatica*, pars II'. Does anyone out there have a precise source that Marina can cite and eventually check? Marina thanks you, and so do I. It's good to be back on line! Best wishes to all, George George Ferzoco tel ++ 44 (0)116 252 2654 Director of Italian Studies fax ++ 44 (0)116 252 3633 University of Leicester e-mail [log in to unmask] School of Modern Languages LEICESTER LE1 7RH UNITED KINGDOM %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%