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

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3 days ago1 min read
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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...

ISFiDa
May 122 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...

ISFiDa
May 22 min read
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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...

ISFiDa
May 22 min read
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#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 301 min read
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ReceptioGate and the Defence of Academic Integrity
In the contemporary academic landscape, where scientific integrity and cultural heritage are increasingly under threat, the Carla Rossi...

ISFiDa
Apr 271 min read
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Volume 9, Nr. 1 di Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts
Siamo lieti di presentare il nuovo volume della rivista Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts (TCLA), ora disponibile anche in...

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Apr 272 min read
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All Volumes of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts Now Available on Google Books
We are pleased to announce that all volumes of the academic journal Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts (TCLA, ISSN Online:...

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Apr 272 min read
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Tutti i numeri della rivista "Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts" ora disponibili in Open Access su Google Books
Siamo lieti di annunciare che tutti i volumi della nostra rivista accademica Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts (TCLA, ISSN...

ISFiDa
Apr 272 min read
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The ReceptioGate Affair: New Book by Jordi Puig
We are pleased to announce the publication of The ReceptioGate Affair: Truth, Defamation, and the Struggle Against Manuscript...

ISFiDa
Apr 271 min read
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The Love Knot: The Book of Hours of Hendrik III van Nassau and Mencía de Mendoza
We are proud to announce the publication of The Love Knot: The Book of Hours of Hendrik III van Nassau and Mencía de Mendoza , authored...

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Apr 272 min read
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Digital Reconstruction of a Dismembered Book of Hours Illuminated by Robert Boyvin
We are proud to announce the publication of Digital Reconstruction of a Dismembered Book of Hours Illuminated by Robert Boyvin , authored...

ISFiDa
Apr 271 min read
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New Publication: Isabelle Boursier’s Book of Hours – Prof. Carla Rossi’s Investigation into Manuscript Dismemberment
We are pleased to announce the publication of Isabelle Boursier’s Book of Hours: A Dismembered Manuscript from Mary Benson’s Collection...

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Apr 272 min read
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Beyond the Margins. Female Illuminators in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Prof. Carla Rossi Publishes Beyond the Margins : A Landmark Study on Female Illuminators in Medieval Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch...

ISFiDa
Apr 272 min read
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The Forgotten Theft of Royal MS 16 E VIII: Carla Rossi's Research Unveils Hidden History
ISFiDa is pleased to announce the publication of The 1879 Theft of Royal Ms 16 E VIII from the British Museum: Wars and Tolkien’s...

ISFiDa
Apr 262 min read
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