Dear everyone as scholarly editions in digital form are dear to many of us: this seems an appropriate place to notify the publication of two new digital editions. They are: Prue Shaw's edition of Dante's Monarchia. This is particularly significant for two reasons: a. it is the first of a projected series of publications of italian medieval texts. Details of further publications currently in preparation will be given in a session at this year's Kalamazoo, by Prue Shaw, Bill Colman and Edvige Agostinelli. b. it is a co-publication with the Societa Dantesca Italiana, who arranged all image permissions for both DVD and internet publication. This sets an important precedent: it would have been so difficult, as to have been impossible, for any publisher to have arranged this. As the premier Dante scholarly association, SDI was perfectly placed to do this. What they have done for Dante, other scholarly associations might do for other authors. Paul Thomas's edition of the Nun's Priest's Tale. As well as being the fourth 'single-tale' publication from the Canterbury Tales Project (www.canterburytalesproject.org), it is the first by a project partner: and again, we hope, an excellent precedent. Details of these, with links to online samples, can be found at www.sd-editions.com -- which is also offering a nice pre-publication price for both editions. Best wishes Peter Robinson