The British Library's Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts project is set to revolutionize access to the extraordinary riches of the Library's collections, making them easily accessible for the first time to art historians, other scholars, and the general public. This has been achieved by adding digital images and descriptions of over 3,500 Latin and European vernacular manuscript to the Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts website: www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts. In this exciting phase of the project, we will be adding descriptions and images of all of the illuminated Hebrew manuscripts to the Catalogue.

Therefore you will apply your specialist skills to create catalogue descriptions of approximately 100 illuminated Hebrew manuscripts for the Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts. You are able to work independently and as part of a team to strict deadlines, have experience of cataloguing medieval manuscripts, advanced reading knowledge of Hebrew, and expert knowledge of medieval art history, palaeography, and codicology.

For further information and to apply for this vacancy, please visit bl.uk/recruitment

£30,311 - £34,853

Fixed term, 9 months

St Pancras, London

Closing date: 28th December 2009

Interviews will be held on 20th January 2010

Ref: S&C00195