Henry Noel Humphreys
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Henry Noel Humphreys was a British
illustrator
, naturalist
, entomologist , and numismatist.
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 Roman
coins
, archaeology
, and the art of writing
and printing
.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
, entomologist , and numismatist.
Humphreys, who studied medieval manuscripts in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
as a young man, became an accomplished scholar in numerous subjects. In addition to his entomological
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
texts, Humphreys wrote works on ancient Greek
Ancient Greek coinage
The history of Ancient Greek coinage can be divided into three periods, the Archaic, the Classical, and the Hellenistic. The Archaic period extends from the introduction of coinage to the Greek world in about 600 BCE until the Persian Wars in about 480 BCE...
and Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
coins
COinS
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, archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
, and the art of writing
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
and printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
.
Works
- With John Obadiah WestwoodJohn Obadiah WestwoodJohn Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.Born in Sheffield, he studied to be a lawyer but abandoned that for his scientific interests....
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 chromolithographsChromolithographyChromolithography is a method for making multi-color prints. This type of color printing stemmed from the process of lithography, and it includes all types of lithography that are printed in color. When chromolithography is used to reproduce photographs, the term photochrom is frequently used...
, 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. - The 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
- Victorian Books British Library
- British Moths and Their Transformations at NCSU
- Biolib Stuger Scans of British Moths and Their Transformations.
- BHL British butterflies and their transformations : arranged and illustrated in a series of plates by H.N. Humphreys ; with characters and descriptions by J.O. Westwood.London :William Smith,1841.
- BHLThe genera and species of British butterflies : described and arranged according to the system now adopted in the British Museum; illustrated by plates, in which all the species and varieties are represented, accompanied by their respective caterpillars, and the plants on which they feed. London :T.J. Allman [1860?]
- BHL The genera of British moths : popularly described and arranged according to the system now adopted in the British Museum : illustrated by a series of picturesque plates, exhibiting the insects in their different stages London :Paul Jerrard & Sons [ca. 1860].