Nina Rowe

Nina Rowe is the John Marion Professor of Art History at Fordham University, specializing in the art of northern Europe from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. Her work focuses on illuminated manuscripts, Jewish-Christian relations in medieval visual culture, and historiography.

Education:

• PhD, Northwestern University (2002)
• MA, University of Texas (1994)
• BA, Oberlin College (1990)

Her research explores illuminated World Chronicle manuscripts (Weltchronik) from southern Germany and Austria (1330-1430), anti-Jewish imagery in cathedral façades, and the modern reception of medieval manuscripts. She has received prestigious fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Scientific Awards:

• Karen Gould Prize (2023) for 'The Illuminated World Chronicle'
• Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize (2006)
• Finalist, Charles Rufus Morey Prize (2012)

Professor Rowe has served as President of the International Center of Medieval Art (2020-23) and contributed to key academic journals such as Gesta and Studies in Iconography. Her teaching includes courses on the Age of Cathedrals and illuminated manuscripts.