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ReceptioGate is the name given to a coordinated online defamation campaign  launched in late 2022 against the RECEPTIO research centre and its founder, Professor Carla Rossi. The campaign originated from false allegations of plagiarism  concerning the volume The Book of Hours of Louis de Roucy , a scholarly study devoted to the historical documentation and digital reconstruction of a dismembered medieval manuscript. The accusations were first disseminated online by Peter Kidd

RECEPTIO continues to grow. Throughout 2025, our Centre has demonstrated remarkable vitality, organising a series of high-level international conferences — both in-person and online — that reflect the strength of our scholarly network and the commitment to open, rigorous research. Among the many events held this year: • Virgil in the Commedia  (28 March 2025) • The Sacred in Dante and Gaudí , in collaboration with the Centro Scaligero di Studi Danteschi  (Verona, 29 September