- Henry Noel Humphreys
Henry Noel Humphreys (1810-1879), was a British
illustrator ,naturalist ,entomologist , andnumismatist .Humphreys, who studied medieval manuscripts in
Italy as a young man, became an accomplished scholar in numerous subjects. In addition to his entomological texts, Humphreys wrote works on ancient Greek and Romancoins ,archaeology , and the art of writing andprinting .Works
*With
John Obadiah Westwood "British Moths and Their Transformations". London: William Smith, 1843-1845. 2 Volumes.
* "The Parables of Our Lord". New York: D. Appleton, 1848.
*"Art of Illumination" (18 ) - a manual on the technique of illumination. It contains high-quality chromolithographs, some printed in fourteen different colors. It is bound in white leather with a chromolithograph paper label inset into the binding and lined with gold.
*T"he Butterfly Vivarium, or Insect Home: Being an Account of a New Method of Observing the Curious Metamorphoses of Some of the Most Beautiful of Our Native Insects, Comprising also a Popular Description of the Habits and Instincts of Many of the Insects of the Various Classes Referred to, with Suggestions for the Successful Study of Entomology by Means of an Insect Vivarium". London: William Lay, King William Street, Strand, 1853.External links
* [http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html Victorian Books British Library]
* [http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/westwood/drawings3.htm "British Moths and Their Transformations" at NCSU]
* [http://www.biolib.de/ Biolib Stuger] Scans of British Moths and Their Transformations.
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