ReceptioGate is a case of transnational criminal activity connected to the black market in cultural property, in which allegations of plagiarism were used as a weapon of mass distraction. It concerns a well-established system operating on three interconnected levels. 1. The Original Crime: Dismemberment and Laundering At the centre of the case are real historical artefacts, such as the leaves stolen in 1979 from Turin manuscript E.V.5 and the leaf removed from the Antiphonary

In January 2023, David Rundle published a blog post on Bonae Litterae , titled “On the Receptio–Rossi Affair: the start of some personal...