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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...

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Jun 11, 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...

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

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Jun 1, 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
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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

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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,...

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Apr 30, 20251 min read
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