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Factual Clarification Regarding an Article by Benjamin Rosch (CH Media / Luzerner Zeitung)
With reference to the article signed by Benjamin Rosch and published on 19 January 2026 in CH Media outlets, a factual clarification is required, as the article contains serious inaccuracies and omissions. 1. On The Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy The Swiss Federal Administrative Court expressly ruled that The Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy is not subject to sanctions .The central allegation that triggered the entire media narrative—publicly advanced by Peter Kidd —has th

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2 days ago2 min read


ReceptioGate 2026: decisione del Tribunale Amministrativo Federale del 7 gennaio 2026
https://www.receptiogate.online/post/receptiogate-2026-current-status Con il nome ReceptioGate si indica una campagna diffamatoria coordinata , avviata alla fine del 2022, contro il centro di ricerca RECEPTIO e la sua fondatrice, la professoressa Carla Rossi .La campagna ha avuto origine da accuse infondate di plagio relative al volume The Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy , uno studio scientifico dedicato alla documentazione storica e alla ricostruzione digitale di un mano

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Jan 83 min read


Il nostro convegno caprese nella stampa nazionale
La stampa italiana ha dato ampio risalto al convegno internazionale organizzato dal nostro istituto a Capri. Di seguito tutti i link: La Repubblica : https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/10/15/news/conosco_i_segni_dell_antica_fiamma_chiuso_a_capri_il_seminario_internazionale_sull_amore_in_dante-424914435/ Corriere della Sera https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/cultura-e-tempo-libero/25_ottobre_07/capri-celebra-dante-al-via-la-iv-edizione-degli-incontri-danteschi-8cfe324c-

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Oct 25, 20251 min read


Recepiogate, libro-inchiesta di Jordi Puig, ora in anche italiano
Il libro-inchiesta di Jordi Puig sul receptiogate disponibile ora anche in italiano. Il volume, tradotto dall’inglese e adattato per un...

ISFiDa
Jun 25, 20251 min read
ReceptioGate: Harvard publishes Carla Rossi’s article exposing the truth behind the smear campaign
Prof. Carla Rossi publishes in the Harvard Art Law Review: a legal and ethical case against manuscript dismemberment The Harvard Art Law...

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Jun 14, 20251 min read


RECEPRIOGATE la verità sulla Harvard Art Law Review Prof. Carla Rossi
Prof. Carla Rossi pubblica sulla Harvard Art Law Review un’indagine giuridica sullo smembramento dei codici miniati Testo: È stato...

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Jun 14, 20251 min read


Receptiogate com'è andata a finire?
Fine del receptiogate Il libro di Jordi Puig è stato depositato legalmente presso la BnF Chi lavora con serietà e rigore non diffama con...

ISFiDa
Jun 11, 20251 min read


Intersexuality in Pictures Intersessualità in Immagini
Intersessualità in Immagini Fluidità di genere nei codici miniati medievali. Miscellanea di studi a cura di M. Cittadini e C. Rossi Nuova...

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Jun 11, 20251 min read
Intersexuality In Pictures: Saints Beyond Gender
What happens when holiness is portrayed outside the bounds of male or female? The Intersexuality in Pictures in the Middle Ages project...

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Jun 8, 20251 min read


ReceptioGate: How It Ended Up
An independent investigation confirmed that the allegations against Prof. Carla Rossi were based on manipulated files, institutional...

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Jun 7, 20251 min read


ReceptioGate and the (Absolute) State of Academia: Biblioclasmand the Ethics of Mss Reconstruction
The narrative built around ReceptioGate in sensationalist publications misrepresents both the scholar involved and the nature of her...

ISFiDa
Jun 1, 20251 min read
ReceptioGate
Diffamazione, minacce di morte, odio social, mercato dei manoscritti medievali e complicità istituzionali Il caso #ReceptioGate ha messo...

ISFiDa
Jun 1, 20251 min read


Una nuova pubblicazione di Carla Rossi sull'atto di morte di Caravaggio: verità d’archivio contro mistificazioni
Siamo lieti di annunciare che il nuovo fascicolo della rivista Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts (Vol. 9, Nr. 2, 2025) include...

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May 23, 20251 min read


La Società Internazionale di Storia della Miniatura
La responsabilità della Società Internazionale di Storia della Miniatura nel caso ReceptioGate: diffamazione, violazioni del GDPR e...

ISFiDa
May 19, 20251 min read


Peter Kidd Manuscripts Provenance 2025 – Commercial Use of a Personal Blog and the 2022–2024 Defamation Campaign
Peter Kidd manuscripts provenance is a search query commonly linked to the now-inactive blog Medieval Manuscripts Provenance, authored...

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May 12, 20252 min read


Peter Kidd: A Documented Case of Defamation and Concealment – From Giovanni Mazzarelli to #ReceptioGate
In 1979, Italian collector Giovanni Mazzarelli legally acquired several illuminated manuscripts through a Sotheby’s private sale. Yet...

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May 10, 20251 min read


Biblioclasm, Market, and Ethics: Stop Calling Them Fragments as Peter Kidd of MSSProvenance Does
The antiquarian market continues to legitimise the destruction of manuscripts by describing excised leaves as “fragments.” Yet this term,...

ISFiDa
May 6, 20252 min read
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How “mssprovenance” Lost Its Purpose and Turned into an Attack Blog A documented contribution to the #ReceptioGate affair [Peter Kidd Manuscripts Provenance: From Manuscript Ethics to #ReceptioGate]
The blog Medieval Manuscripts Provenance, operated by Peter Kidd under the alias mssprovenance, was once regarded as a casual resource for bibliographic curiosities in the field of manuscript studies. In its early years, the blog presented auction highlights, scattered notes on codicological features, and updates on manuscript leaves appearing in the antiquarian trade. Over time, however, the blog's function evolved. As Prof. Carla Rossi and the Organisation pour la Protectio

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May 2, 20252 min read


Peter Kidd Manuscripts Provenance (mssprovenance): Ethical Concerns and the Legacy of Dismembered Manuscripts
Peter Kidd, a British manuscripts dealer operating under the label mssprovenance, has for years maintained a blog titled Medieval Manuscripts Provenance. Once perceived as an amateur resource on manuscript history, this blog has recently come under scrutiny for its role in promoting and legitimising the trade of dismembered illuminated manuscripts. The most striking case is that of the so-called De Roucy Hours, a richly illuminated Book of Hours attributed to an illuminator f

ISFiDa
May 2, 20252 min read
#ReceptioGate: Official Documents, Publications, and Institutional Response
The so-called #ReceptioGate refers to the smear campaign that targeted Prof. Carla Rossi, director of the RECEPTIO research centre,...

ISFiDa
Apr 30, 20251 min read
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