Tom Nickson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6155965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Nickson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Nickson |
| SIGNATURE | NICKSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Courtauld Institute of Art |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5831-0341 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Durham and Islam
This article traces the fortunes of the theory that medieval architecture in northern Europe—particularly Durham Cathedral—was inspired by architecture in Islamic lands, especially Islamic Spain (al-Andalus). I briefly review the critical fortunes of Christopher Wren’s arguments for the ‘Saracenic’ origins of Gothic architecture, and then examine how and why these ideas were developed in France in the inter-war period, especially under Henri Foci…
Thomas Becket
This review considers the British Museum’s exhibition, Thomas Becket: Murder and the Making of a Saint, curated by Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman. Following a brief description of the show and its relationship to current art-historical scholarship, I offer a detailed study of one exhibit, a late-twelfth-century font from Lyngsjö in Sweden, and briefly sketch the significance of Becket for the historiography of medieval art in Britain
The Cult of Saint Thomas Becket
Publication of this special issue celebrates the 850th anniversary of the murder of Thomas Becket on 29 December 1170, and his translation to a new shrine in Canterbury Cathedral on 7 July 1220. Th
Professor Paul Crossley (19 July 1945–12 December 2019)
Paul Crossley was a distinguished scholar and teacher of Gothic art and architecture. He died on 12 December 2019, aged seventy-four. His extraordinary charisma, charm, erudition and kindness will
Light, Canterbury and the Cult of St Thomas
Light imagery is prominent in the lives, miracles, liturgy and cult of St Thomas of Canterbury. The Customary of the Shrine of St Thomas, composed in 1428, also shows that light was carefully regulated in Canterbury Cathedral, with the most spectacular display of artificial light (i.e., candlelight) reserved for Thomas's December Passion feast. This article considers the symbolic significance of light in Thomas's cult, and how artificial and natu…
Art in Spain and Portugal from the Romans to the Early Middle Ages. Routes and Myths
Wandering Gothic
Simulacra and Seriality
Simulacra and Seriality: Spanish Renaissance Sculpture 1400–1600." Hispanic Research Journal, 16(5), pp. 377–378
Sovereignty belongs to God’
Picturing Kingship in Medieval Castile
Copying Córdoba? Toledo and Beyond
In recent years scholars have increasingly scrutinised the relationship between medieval Iberia’s material culture and its relatively plural society, one in which Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities lived together—peacefully or otherwise. In this article, I consider the reception of Islamicate architectural forms by focusing on the city of Toledo in central Spain, drawing conclusions of wider relevance for the study of Islamicate art and arc…
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Picturing Kingship in Medieval Castile
Copying Córdoba? Toledo and Beyond
In recent years scholars have increasingly scrutinised the relationship between medieval Iberia’s material culture and its relatively plural society, one in which Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities lived together—peacefully or otherwise. In this article, I consider the reception of Islamicate architectural forms by focusing on the city of Toledo in central Spain, drawing conclusions of wider relevance for the study of Islamicate art and arc…
Simulacra and Seriality
Simulacra and Seriality: Spanish Renaissance Sculpture 1400–1600." Hispanic Research Journal, 16(5), pp. 377–378
Sovereignty belongs to God’
Wandering Gothic
Art in Spain and Portugal from the Romans to the Early Middle Ages. Routes and Myths
The Cult of Saint Thomas Becket
Publication of this special issue celebrates the 850th anniversary of the murder of Thomas Becket on 29 December 1170, and his translation to a new shrine in Canterbury Cathedral on 7 July 1220. Th
Professor Paul Crossley (19 July 1945–12 December 2019)
Paul Crossley was a distinguished scholar and teacher of Gothic art and architecture. He died on 12 December 2019, aged seventy-four. His extraordinary charisma, charm, erudition and kindness will
Light, Canterbury and the Cult of St Thomas
Light imagery is prominent in the lives, miracles, liturgy and cult of St Thomas of Canterbury. The Customary of the Shrine of St Thomas, composed in 1428, also shows that light was carefully regulated in Canterbury Cathedral, with the most spectacular display of artificial light (i.e., candlelight) reserved for Thomas's December Passion feast. This article considers the symbolic significance of light in Thomas's cult, and how artificial and natu…
Thomas Becket
This review considers the British Museum’s exhibition, Thomas Becket: Murder and the Making of a Saint, curated by Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman. Following a brief description of the show and its relationship to current art-historical scholarship, I offer a detailed study of one exhibit, a late-twelfth-century font from Lyngsjö in Sweden, and briefly sketch the significance of Becket for the historiography of medieval art in Britain
Durham and Islam
This article traces the fortunes of the theory that medieval architecture in northern Europe—particularly Durham Cathedral—was inspired by architecture in Islamic lands, especially Islamic Spain (al-Andalus). I briefly review the critical fortunes of Christopher Wren’s arguments for the ‘Saracenic’ origins of Gothic architecture, and then examine how and why these ideas were developed in France in the inter-war period, especially under Henri Foci…
Art (10 works) · History (9 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Art history (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Classics (5 works) · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (3 works)