The sixth annual meeting of the Illinois Medieval Association was held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on February 25, 1989. Approximately seventy-five members attended. Officers present were Mary Ann Klein, President; Patricia Hollahan, Vice President; Robert L. Kindrick, Executive Secretary; and John B. Friedman and Norman Hinton, of the Advisory Board. The meeting opened with the plenary address, "Sacred Image and Illusion in Late Flemish Manuscripts," by Robert G. Calkins. Twenty-seven papers followed, in nine sessions. A business meeting was held after lunch. The meeting concluded with a reception at the World Heritage Museum.

    Officers for 1989-90 are:

    The sixth annual meeting and the publication of the sixth volume of Essays in Medieval Studies were made possible by the generous support of many departments and units of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Special thanks are due to the local arrangements committee--David Bright, Nona C. Flores, Anne D. Hedeman, Marianne Kalinke, Douglas Kibbee, Henry Maguire, Donald Queller, Janet Smart, Robert Wengert, and Charles D. Wright. Our greatest debt is to our designer, Karen Hendricks, whose skill and good sense have contributed beyond all measure to this project. This volume is dedicated to her and to all who made it possible.