PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLES
Biblioclasm for Profit: The Legal Implications of Dismembering Western Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
Carla Rossi
Harvard Art Law Review, 1, 1, 2025, pp. 97-163
2025
Institutional Complicity in the So‑Called ReceptioGate Affair. The Role of the Società Internazionale di Storia della Miniatura - Napoli
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15371633
Jordi Puig
2025
PAPERS FROM THE SEMINAR “ BIBLIOCLASM AND THE FETISHISTIC CULT OF ‘FRAGMENTS’ ”
Title: Un manoscritto miniato del XV secolo e le sue membra disiecta: il codice Gruuthuse della Legende saincte Katherine (1470-1480)
pp. 134–166
Author : Antonella Ippolito, University of Potsdam (ORCID: 0000-0002-9616-2957)
Abstract: This article presents a detailed codicological and iconographic analysis of the Gruuthuse manuscript of the Legende saincte Katherine, an illuminated work produced between 1470 and 1480 in the Southern Netherlands. The study explores the artistic features, stylistic influences, and production context of the manuscript, situating it within the cultural and devotional environment of the late Middle Ages. Special attention is devoted to the manuscript’s subsequent history of dismemberment, examining how its folios and miniatures became dispersed across various private and institutional collections in Europe and beyond. Through meticulous comparison of stylistic elements and textual sequences, the research reconstructs the original structure and iconographic programme of the codex, offering insights into its narrative coherence and devotional purpose. Furthermore, the article discusses the broader implications of manuscript dismemberment for art historical scholarship, collection practices, and cultural heritage preservation. By highlighting both the physical and cultural fragmentation of the Gruuthuse Codex, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of medieval book culture and the challenges of reconstructing disiecta membra in modern times.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17285061
Title: Biblioclastia a scopo di lucro: le implicazioni legali dello smembramento dei manoscritti miniatimedievali occidentali (Prima Parte)
pp. 167–179
Author : Carla Rossi, Chair ISFiDa (ORCID: 0000-0001-6557-3684)
Abstract: Biblioclasm for Profit: The Legal Implications of Dismembering Western Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts (Part One)
The first part of a study examining the legal aspects of dismantling Western medieval illuminated manuscripts, highlighting ethical, historical, and juridical concerns surrounding biblioclasm.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15870916
Title: Il ‘culto feticista’ delle immagini
pp. 180-195
Author: Raffaele Pinto, University of Barcelona (ORCID 0009-0000-6295-3446)
Abstract: The ‘Fetishistic Cult’ of Images
This paper discusses the notion of a “fetishistic cult” surrounding individual manuscript leaves , exploring its aesthetic, cultural, and commercial implications.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15870930
BOOKS
#ReceptioGate : Academic Defamation and the Dismemberment of Manuscripts
Éditeur : Bibliothèque de l'OProM
130 pages ; relié
ISBN 978-2-488512-00-8
EAN 9782488512008
2025
Receptiogate. Diffamazione accademica e smembramento di manoscritti
Jordi Puig
Publisher : Alta Formazione Editrice
ISBN 978-2-488512-02-2
2025
The Madruzzo Book of Hours, a Dismembered Manuscript Illuminated by Marie Vrelant
Chapter Title : From Devotion to Deception? The ReceptioGate Affair and the Ethics of Manuscript Heritage
Jordi Puig
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1-0364-4799-5
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-4799-1
Release Date: 9th June 2025
Jordi Puig
2024
Beyond the Margins
Female Illuminators in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Chapter Title : Biblioclasm and Broken Histories
Publisher : Ethics International Press
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-80441-965-6
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-80441-966-3
ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-80441-967-0