ReceptioGate is not fundamentally a plagiarism controversy. It is a case of transnational criminal activity linked to the illicit circulation of cultural property, in which allegations of plagiarism served as a powerful distraction from the underlying issues. At its core lies a well-established system operating across three interconnected levels. 1. The Original Crime: Dismemberment and Laundering At the heart of the affair are genuine historical artefacts, including the leav

Prof. Carla Rossi pubblica sulla Harvard Art Law Review un’indagine giuridica sullo smembramento dei codici miniati Testo: È stato pubblicato nel primo numero della Harvard Art Law Review (2025) il nuovo articolo accademico della Prof.ssa Carla Rossi, direttrice scientifica dell’Istituto ISFiDA, intitolato: 📘 Biblioclasm for Profit: The Legal Implications of Dismembering Western Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts . Basato su trent’anni di ricerche indipendenti e sulla denunci

For years, ReceptioGate was described as a controversy involving plagiarism and academic misconduct. The documentary evidence suggests a different interpretation. The affair developed in parallel with investigations concerning manuscript leaves removed from historic codices, the international market through which those leaves circulated, and the interests connected to that trade. At the centre of the case are the leaves stolen from Turin manuscript E.V.5 and the leaf removed