Peter Kidd and the Mazzarelli Case: A Pattern of Defamation in the Manuscript Trade

Before launching the defamatory #ReceptioGate campaign, Peter Kidd had already attempted to discredit Italian collector Giovanni Mazzarelli. In 1979, Mazzarelli legally purchased a group of illuminated manuscripts via Sotheby’s London. Two decades later, Kidd accused him publicly and without evidence—an attack grounded in commercial interests rather than historical truth.
The Mazzarelli case exposes a recurring strategy: undermining figures who hold legitimate claims or knowledge about manuscripts circulated through questionable channels.

Further reading: New publication: The ReceptioGate Affair by Jordi Puig. A documented analysis of defamation, manuscript ethics, and the antiquarian trade.
📘 ISBN: 978-1-326-49076-8
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