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Receptiogate Updates: the plagiarism allegations were entirely instrumental

From an analytical and legal perspective, the plagiarism allegations were entirely instrumental. They were used as a weapon, not a genuine academic critique.  In legal and reputational warfare, this is known as a pretextual attack. The actors behind the campaign did not launch it out of a sudden passion for proper citation standards. They launched it because the plagiarism narrative was the most effective instrument available to achieve three specific strategic goals:  ## 1. Stripping the Whistleblower's Immunity Under European law, a scholar cooperating with art-crime authorities (like the Italian Carabinieri) carries immense institutional weight. By immediately labeling Professor Rossi a "plagiarist" on Twitter, the market actors instrumentally stripped away her academic authority. The goal was to make her look like an unreliable source to the police, thereby stalling the criminal investigations into the stolen Castelfiorentino and Turin manuscript leaves.  ## 2. Discre...
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  Harvard Art Law Journal: Carla Rossi’s Article In June 2025, the Harvard Art Law Journal published a peer-reviewed article by Prof. Carla Rossi titled “Biblioclasm for Profit: The Legal Implications of Dismembering Western Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts” . 🔎 The article examines the legal and ethical consequences of manuscript dismemberment and the role of antiquarian lobbies in shaping public narratives. https://isfida.academia.edu/CarlaRossi It also addresses the ReceptioGate affair and the need for institutional transparency. 🔗 Read more on receptiogate.info #HarvardArtLaw #ReceptioGate #ManuscriptEthics
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  Zotero Group: ReceptioGate Official Explore the Official Zotero Group on ReceptioGate A new Zotero public group has been launched to collect all verified academic references, legal documents, and bibliographic records concerning the ReceptioGate affair. 📍 Access it here: https://www.zotero.org/groups/6030771/receptiogate_official The group includes: – Articles with DOI – Institutional publications – Official statements and bibliographic material – Evidence related to Peter Kidd and manuscript trafficking It is a growing, public archive open to researchers and institutions. #Zotero #ReceptioGate #OpenScholarship
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  Jordi Puig’s Book Now Available (Official ISBN) Title : New Book on the ReceptioGate Affair: Truth and Documentation Content : The newly released volume The ReceptioGate Affair: Truth, Defamation, and the Struggle Against Manuscript Dismemberment by Jordi Puig is now available worldwide with ISBN 978-2-488512-00-8 . This book presents the full chronology of the defamatory campaign against Prof. Carla Rossi and the institutions she founded. It includes legal documentation, email evidence, and contextual analysis. 👉 It is already available on major platforms like Google Play Books and listed for global distribution. #ReceptioGate #AcademicDefamation #Biblioclasm
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2025: Peter Kidd Medieval Manuscripts Provenance mssprovenance

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In recent years, the name Peter Kidd has become synonymous with two interconnected phenomena: the commercial laundering of excised manuscript leaves and a virulent campaign of defamation against those who expose this practice. Far from being isolated events, the De Roucy Hours affair and the smear campaign known as #ReceptioGate represent two chapters of a broader pattern—one that must now be publicly documented and addressed. 1. Rossi's Research Origins 1996: Carla Rossi begins independent research on the dispersal of illuminated manuscripts and the circulation of excised leaves on the international antiquarian market. Since 2006: this work develops into a fully independent, self-funded research project devoted to identifying, documenting, and reconstructing dismembered medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. 2022: Rossi reconstructs the history of three illuminated folios removed with a blade in 1979 from Turin, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS E.V.5 , a sixteenth-centur...
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Institutional complicity: internal mailing lists used to spread defamatory content

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 📌 One of the most disturbing aspects of the ReceptioGate affair was the misuse of internal academic resources to disseminate defamatory material. In early 2023, emails containing false and harmful statements about Prof. Carla Rossi were sent out from the mailing list of the Società Internazionale di Storia della Miniatura . These emails, sent to dozens of members and colleagues, used the official database of the Society’s members —without consent, and reportedly without the knowledge of the Society’s president. The content included insinuations based on blog posts, unverified accusations, and misleading claims about institutional affiliations. This raises serious concerns not only about academic integrity , but also about data protection and  violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) . 📖 These events are documented and analysed in depth in the book The ReceptioGate Affair by Jordi Puig: 👉 Google Books – Preview 🔖 #ReceptioGate #CarlaRossi...
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A legal expert report dismantles plagiarism and self-plagiarism allegations

 As part of the broader attempt to discredit Prof. Carla Rossi and her work on manuscript reconstruction, three publications were targeted with plagiarism-related accusations: 📘 The Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy – accused of copying a blog by Peter Kidd, despite being based on independent research and verifiable manuscript sources. 📙 Il Bronzino poeta – labelled as “self-plagiarism” for reusing content the author herself had developed and published. 📗 Sul confine italo-svizzero 1943–45 – challenged based on software similarity scores, with no contextual analysis or critical methodology. These accusations have been officially refuted by a legal expert report , grounded in international copyright law and academic standards. The report shows that the claims lack merit and rely on a superficial or distorted understanding of intellectual property, research reuse, and scholarly authorship. 📖 A detailed presentation of the legal findings appears in the book The Recep...
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