Peter Kidd
@mssprovenance.bsky.social
Oxford-based researcher of medieval manuscripts; formerly of the Bodleian and the BL; especially interested in provenance and illumination; currently preparing a catalogue of the medieval and renaissance manuscripts of University College, Oxford.
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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God forbid the BL should make MS availability known or its catalogue more user-friendly. It's almost as if they don't want users.
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
God forbid the BL should make MS availability known or its catalogue more user-friendly. It's almost as if they don't want users.
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Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
The full ruling (in German) can be read or downloaded here: entscheidsuche.ch/view/CH_BVGE...
It is very long and detailed, but there is a summary at the end.
#ReceptioGate
It is very long and detailed, but there is a summary at the end.
#ReceptioGate
Entscheidsuche Recherche d'arrêts
Das frei zugängliche Portal entscheidsuche.ch bietet eine Suche in allen publizierten Gerichtsurteilen von Schweizer Gerichten aller Instanzen. Le portail entscheidsuche.ch, accessible gratuitement, p...
entscheidsuche.ch
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The full ruling (in German) can be read or downloaded here: entscheidsuche.ch/view/CH_BVGE...
It is very long and detailed, but there is a summary at the end.
#ReceptioGate
It is very long and detailed, but there is a summary at the end.
#ReceptioGate
For Carlo Rossi's imaginative interpretation of the same court ruling, see:
www.receptiogate.org/post/recepti...
Spoiler alert: she did nothing wrong, and everyone else is to blame.
#ReceptioGate
www.receptiogate.org/post/recepti...
Spoiler alert: she did nothing wrong, and everyone else is to blame.
#ReceptioGate
ReceptioGate 2026
ReceptioGate is the name given to a documented online defamation campaign that began in late 2022 against the RECEPTIO research centre and its founder, Professor Carla Rossi.The campaign originated fr...
www.receptiogate.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
For Carlo Rossi's imaginative interpretation of the same court ruling, see:
www.receptiogate.org/post/recepti...
Spoiler alert: she did nothing wrong, and everyone else is to blame.
#ReceptioGate
www.receptiogate.org/post/recepti...
Spoiler alert: she did nothing wrong, and everyone else is to blame.
#ReceptioGate
«Scientific misconduct»: Affair surrounding Zurich professor ends up in court
#ReceptioGate
www.watson.ch/schweiz/just...
#ReceptioGate
www.watson.ch/schweiz/just...
Affäre um Zürcher Professorin landet vor Richtern
Eine internationale Internet-Gemeinde bringt eine Mittelalter-Forscherin zu Fall – und fördert einen Skandal zutage, der unter Schweizer Akademien seinesgleichen sucht.
www.watson.ch
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
«Scientific misconduct»: Affair surrounding Zurich professor ends up in court
#ReceptioGate
www.watson.ch/schweiz/just...
#ReceptioGate
www.watson.ch/schweiz/just...
«Massive scientific misconduct»: Former professor at the University of Zurich loses in court
#ReceptioGate
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/selb...
#ReceptioGate
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/selb...
Selbstplagiat: Ex-Professorin der Universität Zürich unterliegt vor Gericht
Die Forscherin hatte aus eigenen Arbeiten abgeschrieben, ohne dies kenntlich zu machen. Es ist das vorläufige Ende einer skurrilen Affäre.
www.nzz.ch
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
«Massive scientific misconduct»: Former professor at the University of Zurich loses in court
#ReceptioGate
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/selb...
#ReceptioGate
www.nzz.ch/zuerich/selb...
Plagiarism verdict against former University of Zurich professor: Massive scientific misconduct
#ReceptioGate
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/st-gallen-bu...
#ReceptioGate
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/st-gallen-bu...
Plagiatsurteil gegen frühere UZH-Professorin: «Schwerster Fall wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens»
Der Schweizerische Nationalfond forderte Fördergelder wegen angeblich nicht korrekt zitierter Passagen zurück. Das Urteil bestätigt «massives Fehlverhalten» bei zwei ihrer Publikationen.
www.tagesanzeiger.ch
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Plagiarism verdict against former University of Zurich professor: Massive scientific misconduct
#ReceptioGate
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/st-gallen-bu...
#ReceptioGate
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/st-gallen-bu...
Having enjoyed the first, I am now reading the second volume of Brian Sewell's autobiography. It includes these startling details about Antoine Seilern:
!["Among old master drawings [in Seilern's collection] there were thirty by Rembrandt, nine by Watteau, six by Michelangelo, three by Dürer and one each by Bellini, Mantegna and Leonardo."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:orsuejc6cgc6cjkyxcqvqnyv/bafkreidg5yb763t34yzbuuqzr54r6k7h7225fnolu6r3xxohbf3abuxaae@jpeg)
January 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Having enjoyed the first, I am now reading the second volume of Brian Sewell's autobiography. It includes these startling details about Antoine Seilern:
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The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
madden1826.com
madden1826.com
Madden1826
Frederic Madden's Journal, 1826
madden1826.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
madden1826.com
madden1826.com
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What I want is a TV documentary channel entirely devoted to documentaries with no quick-cut montages of everything about to happen, which don't give a fuck about keeping my attention, presented by extremely knowledgeable people in a terrible mood who have no interest in trying to make me like them.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
What I want is a TV documentary channel entirely devoted to documentaries with no quick-cut montages of everything about to happen, which don't give a fuck about keeping my attention, presented by extremely knowledgeable people in a terrible mood who have no interest in trying to make me like them.
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This is my favorite sentence in a long while. From Doug Varone, whose dance company lost $40,000 by canceling two Kennedy Center gigs planned for next April:
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is my favorite sentence in a long while. From Doug Varone, whose dance company lost $40,000 by canceling two Kennedy Center gigs planned for next April:
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
Calendars of feast-days in medieval manuscripts are sometimes used to record things like the deaths of close family members. Here is a Carmelite Breviary that not only records the death of the writer's mother in May 1585 (first image), but also: 'thys day was my lytell bytch stollen'
#MedievalDoggo
#MedievalDoggo
December 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Calendars of feast-days in medieval manuscripts are sometimes used to record things like the deaths of close family members. Here is a Carmelite Breviary that not only records the death of the writer's mother in May 1585 (first image), but also: 'thys day was my lytell bytch stollen'
#MedievalDoggo
#MedievalDoggo
This exhibition will include manuscripts!
'Giotto e san Francesco: Una rivoluzione nell’Umbria del Trecento', Perugia, 14 March - 14 June 2026.
www.arte.it/calendario-a...
(I dislike Perugia, but I guess I'll have to pay one more visit ...)
'Giotto e san Francesco: Una rivoluzione nell’Umbria del Trecento', Perugia, 14 March - 14 June 2026.
www.arte.it/calendario-a...
(I dislike Perugia, but I guess I'll have to pay one more visit ...)
Giotto e san Francesco. Una rivoluzione nell’Umbria del Trecento - Mostra - Perugia - Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria - Arte.it
<h1 class="page_title">Giotto e san Francesco. Una rivoluzione nell’Umbria del Trecento, Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria Perugia, la mostra d'arte dell'artista nella città di Perugia. Gli orari di ape...
www.arte.it
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This exhibition will include manuscripts!
'Giotto e san Francesco: Una rivoluzione nell’Umbria del Trecento', Perugia, 14 March - 14 June 2026.
www.arte.it/calendario-a...
(I dislike Perugia, but I guess I'll have to pay one more visit ...)
'Giotto e san Francesco: Una rivoluzione nell’Umbria del Trecento', Perugia, 14 March - 14 June 2026.
www.arte.it/calendario-a...
(I dislike Perugia, but I guess I'll have to pay one more visit ...)
The British Library's new catalogue has a snappy URL for anyone wanting to search for medieval (western) manuscripts:
searcharchives.bl.uk?f%5Bcollecti...
Shelfmark searching only works with 'MS' between the collection name (which must be written in full, with the exception of 'Add') and number.
searcharchives.bl.uk?f%5Bcollecti...
Shelfmark searching only works with 'MS' between the collection name (which must be written in full, with the exception of 'Add') and number.
Collection Area: Western Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results
searcharchives.bl.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The British Library's new catalogue has a snappy URL for anyone wanting to search for medieval (western) manuscripts:
searcharchives.bl.uk?f%5Bcollecti...
Shelfmark searching only works with 'MS' between the collection name (which must be written in full, with the exception of 'Add') and number.
searcharchives.bl.uk?f%5Bcollecti...
Shelfmark searching only works with 'MS' between the collection name (which must be written in full, with the exception of 'Add') and number.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
They corrected 'on mass', but I still find the illiteracy at the BBC shocking -- these are people who write for a living!
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
They corrected 'on mass', but I still find the illiteracy at the BBC shocking -- these are people who write for a living!
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Science Christmas
The Upturned Microscope
The Upturned Microscope
December 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Science Christmas
The Upturned Microscope
The Upturned Microscope
Genuine question. Can anyone explain how, with 200 years of experience exhibiting paintings, and a purpose-built lighting system, in a purpose-built gallery, it is acceptable for the National Gallery to light paintings as in these examples?:
#NationalGallery #Paintings #Exhibitions #Lighting
#NationalGallery #Paintings #Exhibitions #Lighting
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Genuine question. Can anyone explain how, with 200 years of experience exhibiting paintings, and a purpose-built lighting system, in a purpose-built gallery, it is acceptable for the National Gallery to light paintings as in these examples?:
#NationalGallery #Paintings #Exhibitions #Lighting
#NationalGallery #Paintings #Exhibitions #Lighting
I've just received this, hot off the press.
(About 3 years late. Well, it is a Brepols imprint!)
(About 3 years late. Well, it is a Brepols imprint!)
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I've just received this, hot off the press.
(About 3 years late. Well, it is a Brepols imprint!)
(About 3 years late. Well, it is a Brepols imprint!)
Last weekend I resumed blogging and have done another post today; I hope to maintain a weekly schedule.
The two new posts concern illuminated leaves from the collections of Victor Goldschmidt and Count Stroganoff.
mssprovenance.blogspot.com
The two new posts concern illuminated leaves from the collections of Victor Goldschmidt and Count Stroganoff.
mssprovenance.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Last weekend I resumed blogging and have done another post today; I hope to maintain a weekly schedule.
The two new posts concern illuminated leaves from the collections of Victor Goldschmidt and Count Stroganoff.
mssprovenance.blogspot.com
The two new posts concern illuminated leaves from the collections of Victor Goldschmidt and Count Stroganoff.
mssprovenance.blogspot.com
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
I think you've completely misunderstood what they're doing.
Their 'Literature' section simply aims to cite any sources that mentions *the actual MS under discussion*, and any other sources they have cited in the main description. Which is perfectly sensible, and standard in academic catalogues.
Their 'Literature' section simply aims to cite any sources that mentions *the actual MS under discussion*, and any other sources they have cited in the main description. Which is perfectly sensible, and standard in academic catalogues.
Pretty disappointed, but unsurprised, at the lot descriptions for the upcoming Christie’s Books and MSS auction citing, with little exception, ONLY de Ricci’s Census and its supplement. I doubt I need to enumerate the reasons that this is not only bad scholarly practice but also very suspicious.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think you've completely misunderstood what they're doing.
Their 'Literature' section simply aims to cite any sources that mentions *the actual MS under discussion*, and any other sources they have cited in the main description. Which is perfectly sensible, and standard in academic catalogues.
Their 'Literature' section simply aims to cite any sources that mentions *the actual MS under discussion*, and any other sources they have cited in the main description. Which is perfectly sensible, and standard in academic catalogues.