Zena Masud

Zena Chiara started her university studies as an art historian, but was so drawn to books as physical objects that she graduated in Bibliography. She then deepened her studies with a course on the History of Printed Books, specialising in Renaissance in Venice era. Born and raised in Italy, her father’s Middle Eastern background inspired her to explore Classical Arabic. After working at Biblioteca Trivulziana for over three years, she subsequently worked at an antiquarian specialising in books and at an Oriental Art Gallery as a reference librarian for their specialised library. At Catawiki, Zena Chiara appreciates working in an international and passionate environment alongside highly qualified colleagues within her field of expertise. She specialises in Incunabula (pre-16th century books) and XVI century editions (especially in Venice) as well as Arabic manuscripts, books and book bindings.

Education

• Scienze dei beni culturali - Conservation of Cultural Heritage Università degli Studi di Milano (2008 — 2012)
• Master's degree Artedata (2019 — 2020)
• Corso base Associazione Italiana Biblioteche (2020 — 2020)

Companies

• Book Expert Catawiki (2021)
• Librarian and bookshop manager Galleria d'Arte Tabibnia (2019 — 2020)
• Cataloguer Libreria e Studio Bibliografico (2019 — 2019)
• Archivist Lord Edizioni Musicali (2018 — 2019)
• External Collaborator and researcher Archivio Storico Civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana (2015 — 2018)
• Substitute History Teacher Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "M. K. Gandhi" (2015 — 2015)
• Stage programs office SDA Bocconi School of Management (2015 — 2015)
• Customer Service Expo 2015 PalTrade (2015 — 2015)
• Support Teacher International School of Europe (2015 — 2015)