An independent investigation confirmed what many already suspected: the allegations against Prof. Carla Rossi were based on manipulated files, institutional collusion, and defamatory intent.
Altered PDFs, tampered metadata, and intentionally incomplete citations were fabricated to attack her academic reputation and silence her research on the illicit trade in dismembered manuscripts. Today, the truth is public, documented, and verifiable.
Receptiogate 2026
The scholarly reconstruction of the Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy is a documented research project carried out by Carla Rossi within the framework of internationally recognised studies on dismembered medieval manuscripts. The project is grounded in codicological, textual, and historical analysis and has been presented in peer-reviewed publications and academic venues.
Despite the availability of verifiable documentation, Peter Kidd has continued, over time, to publish accusations and insinuations regarding this research, primarily through blog posts and social media platforms, including Twitter/X. These statements have alleged misconduct and plagiarism without producing substantiated evidence or institutional validation.
Such online accusations were subsequently relied upon by third parties and contributed to the emergence of a broader defamatory narrative. This narrative, however, was subjected to judicial scrutiny.
Following an appeal lodged by Carla Rossi, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court examined the matter in detail. The Court held that decisions affecting research funding could not be based on unverified online allegations or blog-based accusations. It established that the claims circulating on the web lacked sufficient evidentiary basis and that they could not be treated as a substitute for an independent institutional investigation. As a result, the request for the restitution of publication funds was found to be inadequately substantiated.
In other words, the judicial authority rejected the reliance on the accusations disseminated online, including those originating from Peter Kidd, and confirmed that no judicial finding of scholarly misconduct existed in relation to the Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy.
Notwithstanding this outcome, Peter Kidd has continued to repeat similar allegations on social media, disregarding the judicial findings that have already addressed and dismissed the factual foundation of such claims. In this context, it must be noted that the continued dissemination of statements previously contradicted by a court decision may carry legal consequences, particularly when they affect professional reputation and are presented as factual assertions.
This page documents the outcome of the Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy affair and clarifies that the scholarly project stands on firm academic and documentary grounds, while the defamatory narrative surrounding it has been explicitly undermined by judicial review. Any further public discussion of this matter should therefore take into account the established facts and the legal framework governing responsibility in public communication
📚 Read the full story in the book by Jordi Puig:
ReceptioGate: Academic Defamation and the Dismemberment of Manuscripts – Expanded Edition (2024)
💥 A second volume is in preparation — and it will name names.
Corrupt institutions, complicity in the trade of cultural heritage, and systematic defamation will all be exposed. The author has nothing to lose and no fear in sharing the truth.
Stay informed. Stay critical. The #ReceptioGate is not just a scandal — it's a wake-up call for academia and heritage ethics.
ISFiDa – Academic blog with official posts
https://www.isfida.eu/blog
OProM – Institutional communications
https://www.oprom.eu/news
Alta Formazione – Articles on manuscript protection
https://www.alta-formazione.it/blog
Substack – Documentation archive
https://oprom.substack.com
Zenodo – ACMD: Archive of Dismembered Manuscripts
https://zenodo.org/record/10714613
Cambridge Scholars – Biblioclasm and Reconstruction Series
https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-9355-9