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Thomas Rickman (8 June 1776 – 4 January 1841) was an English architect and architectural antiquary who was a major figure in the Gothic Revival.
Jun 4, 2024 · Thomas Rickman was a Gothic Revival architect, whose book An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of English Architecture (1817) established the classification of English medieval architecture and the use of such terms as decorated and perpendicular Gothic.
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In 1817, the architect Thomas Rickman is one of the first to label the different styles of medieval architecture. He produces a chronology, entitled; ’An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England from the Norman Conquest to the Reformation’.
Feb 2, 2012 · Introduction. Like James Savage and Anthony Salvin, Rickman was an important figure in the early years of the Gothic Revival, both by precept and because of his writings, especally his popular, well-illustrated An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England (1817).
Architectural historian and architect; coiner of the term “Norman” for English Romanesque architecture. Rickman hailed from a large Quaker family.
Thomas Rickman. 1776 (Maidenhead, Berkshire) - 1841 (Birmingham). Thomas Rickman was self taught in his profession, but was one of the most influential writers and architects contributing to the Gothic Revival in England, and was celebrated for his knowledge of Gothic architecture.
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Learn about Thomas Rickman, an English architect and architectural antiquary who was a major figure in the Gothic Revival. See his designs for St. George's Church at Everton and other buildings in Liverpool and Birmingham.
