15cBOOKTRADE (HEBRAICA): Research project – National Library of Israel, Jerusalem
University of Oxford, Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages – ‘The 15th-century Book Trade: An Evidence-based Assessment and Visualization of the Distribution, Sale, and Reception of Books in the Renaissance’.
The Faculty are seeking to engage an independent consultant to undertake a discrete research project on Hebrew incunabula. It is anticipated that the consultant will be based in Jerusalem, Israel, and that the work will be completed between 1 December 2017 and 31 July 2018.
The full project will be paid at £18,000, which we envisage will be paid in regular instalments on production of invoices and a satisfactory progress update.
This project has been created as part of a grant received from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe by the international project 15cBOOKTRADE, specifically to catalogue Hebrew incunabula into the database Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI). The 15cBOOKTRADE is a five-year project funded by the European Research Council (ERC), it is directed by Dr Cristina Dondi. The project team consists of the PI, the project administrator, 3 postdoctoral researchers (based in Oxford, the British Library, and Venice), and 1 Oxford doctoral student. The team is supported by IT units at the Bodleian Library, the University of Göttingen, and works with visual engineers and the e-research centre of the University of Oxford. The team also coordinates the contribution of several European and American libraries. The researcher will also work with the directors of the ‘Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place’ Project which is tracking the movement of early Hebrew printed books.
The researcher will work closely with National Library of Israel staff. Responsibilities include cataloguing the collection of Hebrew incunabula into MEI with special attention to the copy specific elements (former ownership, decoration, binding, manuscript annotations, etc.), according to the standards of the 15cBOOKTRADE Project.
Under the supervision and with the support of an Advisory Board, the researcher will map the presence of Hebrew incunabula in other Israeli libraries using the conventional tools of 15th-century bibliography and specialist literature; will assess the existence, or otherwise, of copy specific information, whether in manuscript, print, or electronic; will prioritise a plan to examine books with no copy specific data attached; will plan the most efficient inclusion of existing copy specific data into the MEI database; finally the researcher will also plan for the ingest of provenance data gathered into the Footprints database.
Applicants must have completed a Humanities Doctoral degree or demonstrable equivalent experience. Excellent Hebrew language and Hebrew palaeographical and codicological expertise, expertise in early continental bibliography, knowledge of Jewish history and culture, and awareness of the concept of the transmission of knowledge from the Classical to the early modern period are essential, as well as fluency in English and a good knowledge of Latin. Knowledge of other classical and modern languages (Italian, German, Yiddish) will be an advantage, as well as some expertise in European continental Palaeography and Codicology and familiarity with IT and the digital humanities. Effective organisational and written and verbal communication skills are also essential.
Potential consultants should apply by sending a CV, a covering letter, and the name of a referee to Dr Birgit Mikus at birgit.mikus@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 30 October 2017
Latest time for the submission of applications: midday.
Interviews may be held. Date: 15 November 2017
15cBOOKTRADE (HEBRAICA): Research project – Weston Library, Oxford
University of Oxford, Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages – ‘The 15th-century Book Trade: An Evidence-based Assessment and Visualization of the Distribution, Sale, and Reception of Books in the Renaissance’.
The Faculty are seeking to engage an independent consultant to undertake a discrete research project on Hebrew incunabula. It is anticipated that the consultant will be based in Oxford, UK, but will be required to undertake travel which will be planned in advance and reimbursed.
It is anticipated that the work will be completed between 1 December 2017 and 31 July 2018.
The full project will be paid at £18,000, which we envisage will be paid in regular instalments on production of invoices and a satisfactory progress update.
This project has been created as part of a grant received from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe by the international project 15cBOOKTRADE, specifically to catalogue Hebrew incunabula into the database Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI). The 15cBOOKTRADE is a five-year project funded by the European Research Council (ERC), it is directed by Dr Cristina Dondi. The project team consists of the PI, the project administrator, 3 postdoctoral researchers (based in Oxford, the British Library, and Venice), and 1 Oxford doctoral student. The team is supported by IT units at the Bodleian Library, the University of Göttingen, and works with visual engineers and the e-research centre of the University of Oxford. The team also coordinates the contribution of several European and American libraries. The researcher will also work with the directors of the ‘Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place’ Project which is tracking the movement of early Hebrew printed books.
The researcher will work closely with Weston Library staff. Responsibilities include cataloguing the collection of Hebrew incunabula into MEI with special attention to the copy specific elements (former ownership, decoration, binding, manuscript annotations, etc.), according to the standards of the 15cBOOKTRADE Project.
Under the supervision and with the support of an Advisory Board, the researcher will map the presence of Hebrew incunabula in other UK and possibly other northern European libraries using the conventional tools of 15th-century bibliography and specialist literature; will assess the existence, or otherwise, of copy specific information, whether in manuscript, print, or electronic; will prioritise a plan to examine books with no copy specific data attached; will plan the most efficient inclusion of existing copy specific data into the MEI database; finally the researcher will also plan for the ingest of provenance data gathered into the Footprints database.
Applicants must have completed a Humanities Doctoral degree or demonstrable equivalent experience. Excellent Hebrew language and Hebrew palaeographical and codicological expertise, expertise in early continental bibliography, knowledge of Jewish history and culture, and awareness of the concept of the transmission of knowledge from the Classical to the early modern period are essential, as well as fluency in English and a good knowledge of Latin. Knowledge of other classical and modern languages (Italian, German, Yiddish) will be an advantage, as well as some expertise in European continental Palaeography and Codicology and familiarity with IT and the digital humanities. Effective organisational and written and verbal communication skills are also essential.
Potential consultants should apply by sending a CV, a covering letter, and the name of a referee to Dr Birgit Mikus at birgit.mikus@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 30 October 2017
Latest time for the submission of applications: midday.
Interviews may be held. Date: 15 November 2017
15cBOOKTRADE (HEBRAICA): Research project – National Library of Rome, Italy
University of Oxford, Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages – ‘The 15th-century Book Trade: An Evidence-based Assessment and Visualization of the Distribution, Sale, and Reception of Books in the Renaissance’.
The Faculty are seeking to engage an independent consultant to undertake a discrete research project on Hebrew incunabula. It is anticipated that the consultant will be based in Rome, National Library, Italy, but will be required to undertake travel which will be planned in advance and reimbursed.
It is anticipated that the work will be completed between 1 December 2017 and 31 July 2018.
The full project will be paid at £18,000, which we envisage will be paid in regular instalments on production of invoices and a satisfactory progress update.
This project has been created as part of a grant received from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe by the international project 15cBOOKTRADE, specifically to catalogue Hebrew incunabula into the database Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI). The 15cBOOKTRADE is a five-year project funded by the European Research Council (ERC), it is directed by Dr Cristina Dondi. The project team consists of the PI, the project administrator, 3 postdoctoral researchers (based in Oxford, the British Library, and Venice), and 1 Oxford doctoral student. The team is supported by IT units at the Bodleian Library, the University of Göttingen, and works with visual engineers and the e-research centre of the University of Oxford. The team also coordinates the contribution of several European and American libraries. The researcher will also work with the directors of the ‘Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place’ Project which is tracking the movement of early Hebrew printed books.
The researcher will work closely with National Library of Rome staff. Responsibilities include cataloguing the collection of Hebrew incunabula into MEI with special attention to the copy specific elements (former ownership, decoration, binding, manuscript annotations, etc.), according to the standards of the 15cBOOKTRADE Project.
Under the supervision and with the support of an Advisory Board, the researcher will map the presence of Hebrew incunabula in other Italian and possibly other southern European libraries using the conventional tools of 15th-century bibliography and specialist literature; will assess the existence, or otherwise, of copy specific information, whether in manuscript, print, or electronic; will prioritise a plan to examine books with no copy specific data attached; will plan the most efficient inclusion of existing copy specific data into the MEI database; finally the researcher will also plan for the ingest of provenance data gathered into the Footprints database.
Applicants must have completed a Humanities Doctoral degree or demonstrable equivalent experience. Excellent Hebrew language and Hebrew palaeographical and codicological expertise, expertise in early continental bibliography, knowledge of Jewish history and culture, and awareness of the concept of the transmission of knowledge from the Classical to the early modern period are essential, as well as fluency in English and a good knowledge of Latin. Knowledge of other classical and modern languages (Italian, German, Yiddish) will be an advantage, as well as some expertise in European continental Palaeography and Codicology and familiarity with IT and the digital humanities. Effective organisational and written and verbal communication skills are also essential.
Potential consultants should apply by sending a CV, a covering letter, and the name of a referee to Dr Birgit Mikus at birgit.mikus@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 30 October 2017
Latest time for the submission of applications: midday.
Interviews may be held. Date: 15 November 2017