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Medieval-religion colleagues might be interested in the following publication: J.W. Binns, *Gervase of Tilbury and The Encyclopaedic Tradition*. Leicester Medieval Centre Texts and Studies, Volume 2. Leicester, 1998. 24pp, ISBN 0 9530877 1 9. James Binns's study takes as its central theme the work of Gervase of Tilbury, author of the encyclopaedic *Otia Imperialia*. It ranges widely across the Latin culture of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, identifying Gervase's sources and describing his methodology. More than this, however, Binns also addresses the wider issues facing medieval scholarship today, using the unique challenges facing the editors of Gervase's work to cast light upon questions as wide-ranging as the advantages and disadvantages of electronic data retrieval systems for the study of medieval texts, and the role of Latin in the curricula of Master's degrees in Medieval Studies. Volume 1 in the series: Janet Backhouse, *Pictures From the Past: Using and Abusing Manuscript Imagery*, is also still available. Cost of each volume: GBP5.00. Please make cheques payable to 'The University of Leicester'. For those without accounts with British banks, USD10.00 will cover the cost of the volume plus postage and packing. Available from: Professor Greg Walker, Department of English, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH United Kingdom 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%