Job Opportunity (Full-time), USA only
Director and Senior Specialist, Text Manuscripts, Les Enluminures
Les Enluminures, a leader in the international art market, sells original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures, works of art and historic jewelry from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is also the leading seller of text manuscripts from this period in the world, offering a very large and comprehensive inventory of manuscripts on its own website www.textmanuscripts.com. Text Manuscripts is renowned for the scholarship and quality of its descriptions.
We are looking for an experienced manuscripts cataloguer to continue this tradition and to be in charge of content on our site. This is an unparalleled opportunity to work directly with original manuscripts on a daily basis. We are looking for a scholar who is eager to creatively present our manuscripts to our clients and develop new clients, which include institutions (colleges, universities, major libraries) across the United States and Europe.
Job Description: Senior Cataloguer, in charge of overseeing other cataloguers (including freelance and outsourced), as well as all other projects related in the broadest sense to the purchase and sale of text manuscripts at Les Enluminures.
Responsibilities: In addition to cataloguing, editing final descriptions, and planning and implementing bi-annual updates to the text manuscripts sites, these activities include: review of international auction catalogues, writing and uploading e-catalogues, oversight of ABE-books and other online resources used by the company, occasional sales offers, oversight of Manuscripts in the Curriculum, organizing quarterly Zoom sessions with curators and librarians on selected topics, overseeing and contributing to the www.textmanuscripts.com Blog, participating in relevant gallery social media, overseeing domestic book fairs including their preparation and staffing, occasional participation in other art fairs or gallery exhibitions, and fielding emails and inquiries related to all text manuscripts, those currently in inventory and those sold.
Requirements: PhD required, language skills essential (Latin, and at least two other vernacular languages), excellent paleography skills, good writing skills in English, broad background in the history and culture of the Middle Ages, previous experience required.
This is both an exciting and demanding full-time position. In addition to collaborating with an international team of twelve, the Director and Senior Specialist works most closely on a daily basis with the CEO and President. Must be able to work in the United States; may work remotely.
Salary commensurate with experience; paid vacation plus generous benefits.
