Henry Noel Humphreys
Henry Noel Humphreys (1810–1879), was a British illustrator, naturalist, entomologist, and numismatist.Humphreys was born on 4 January 1810 in Birmingham, the son of James Humphreys, and was educated at King Edward's School there. He studied medieval manuscripts in Italy as a young man, and became an accomplished scholar in numerous subjects. In addition to his entomological texts, Humphreys wrote works on ancient Greek and Roman coins, archaeology, and the art of writing and printing.
He died on 10 June 1879. Provided by Wikipedia
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Place a HoldMasterpieces of the early printers & engraversA series of facsimiles from rare and curious books remarkable for illustrative devices beautiful borders decorative initials printers' marks elaborate title-pages & etcBookby Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879
Published 1870 -
Place a HoldA history of the art of printingfrom its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the 16th century preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet and the successive methods of recording events and multiplying ms books before the invention of printingBookby Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879
Published 1867 -
Place a HoldThe origin and progress of the art of writinga connected narrative of the development of the art in its primeval phases in Egypt China and Mexico and its subsequent progress to the present dayBookby Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879
Published 1855
