John Lowden

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John Hopkins Lowden (born 1 May 1953) [1] is a British art historian who is Professor of the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, which he joined in 1982. [2]

Lowden is a graduate of Cambridge University and previously taught at St. Andrews. His specialism is in illuminated manuscripts. [2]

Awards

Gründler Book Prize [3]

Selected publications

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References

  1. LOWDEN, Prof. John Hopkins, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  2. 1 2 Professor John Lowden. Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Courtauld Institute, 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013. Archived here.
  3. https://legacy.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2002/0206/0102-413.html