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Creator Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879

1. The origin and progress of the art of writing : a connected narrative of the development of the art, its primeval phases in Egypt, China, Mexico, etc ; its middle state in the cuneatic systems of Nineveh and Persepolis, to its introduction to Europe through the medium of the Hebrew, Phœnician, and Greek systems, and its subsequent progress to the present day / by Henry Noel Humphreys, author of the "Illuminated books of the Middle Ages," "The art of illumination," "Ancient coins and medals," etc. ; illustrated by a number of specimens of the writing of all ages, and a series of facsimiles from autograph letters from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.

The origin and progress of the art of writing : a connected narrative of the development of the art, its primeval phases in Egypt, China, Mexico, etc ; its middle state in the cuneatic systems of Nineveh and Persepolis, to its introduction to Europe through the medium of the Hebrew, Phœnician, and Greek systems, and its subsequent progress to the present day / by Henry Noel Humphreys, author of the "Illuminated books of the Middle Ages," "The art of illumination," "Ancient coins and medals," etc. ; illustrated by a number of specimens of the writing of all ages, and a series of facsimiles from autograph letters from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.

Creator:: Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:: MDCCCLIII [1853]
Physical Description:: viii, 176 pages, xxviii leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Ocean and river gardens: a history of the marine and fresh-water aquaria, with the best methods for their establishment and preservation ... By H. Noel Humphreys ...

Ocean and river gardens: a history of the marine and fresh-water aquaria, with the best methods for their establishment and preservation ... By H. Noel Humphreys ...

Creator:: Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:: 1857
Physical Description:: 2 pts. in l v. illus., 20 col. pl. (incl. front.) 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.

A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.

Creator:: Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:: 1849
Physical Description:: 3 p.l., xciv, ii p. col. illus. 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts