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1. Louis Xivand La Valliere (Volume of 102 lithographs)

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Creator:
Henry Humphreys, 1810–1879
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4in. (41.9 x 32.4cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Mr. George L. Green

2. Nicholas i, Emperor of all the Russias (Volume of 102 lithographs)

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Creator:
Henry Humphreys, 1810–1879
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4in. (41.9 x 32.4cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Mr. George L. Green

3. Kahmond II Emperor of the Turks (Volume of 102 lithographs)

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Creator:
Henry Humphreys, 1810–1879
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4in. (41.9 x 32.4cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Mr. George L. Green

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. The coinage of the British Empire : an outline of the progress of the coinage in Great Britain and her dependencies : from the earliest period to the present time / by Henry Noel Humphreys ... ; illustrated by facsimiles of the coins of each period, worked in gold, silver, and copper.

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
160 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Ancient coins and medals : an historical sketch of the origin and progress of coining money in Greece and her colonies : its progress with the extension of the Roman empire : and its decline with the fall of that power / by Henry Noel Humphreys ...

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
vi, 208 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The art of illumination and missal painting : a guide to modern illuminators : illustrated by a series of specimens, from richly illuminated mss. of various periods, accompanied by a set of outlines, to be coloured by the student according to the theories developed in the work / by H. Noel Humphreys.

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
[2], 64 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Ten centuries of art. Its progress in Europe from the IXth to the XIXth century. With a glance at the artistic works of classical antiquity, and concluding considerations on the probable influence of the Great Exhibition, and on the present state and future prospects of art in Great Britain. By Henry Noel Humphreys ...

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1852
Physical Description:
1 p.l., 118 p., col. front., 11 pl. (part col.), 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. River gardens : being an account of the best methods of cultivating fresh-water plants in aquaria : in such a manner as to afford suitable abodes to ornamental fish, and many interesting kinds of aquatic animals / by H. Noel Humphreys ...

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
vii, 107, [1] p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. The origin and progress of the art of writing : a connected narrative of the development of the art, in its primeval phases in Egypt, China, and Mexico : its middle state in the Cuneatic systems of Nineveh and Persepolis ... / by Henry Noel Humphreys ... ; 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.

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 178 p., 28 [i.e. 30] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. A history of the art of printing from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the sixteenth century. Preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet, and of the successive methods of recording events before the invention of printing. By H. Noel Humphreys ... Illustrated by 100 fac-similes in photolithography, executed under the direction of the author.

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
xii, [2], 216 p. 100 (i.e. 106) plates (part. col., part. double; incl. facsims.) 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Masterpieces of the early printers & engravers : a series of facsimiles from rare and curious books, remarkable for illustrative devices, beautiful borders, decorative initials, printers' marks, elaborate title-pages, &c. / By H. Noel Humphreys ...

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Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1870
Physical Description:
vi p., [53] leaves, [72] leaves of plates : ill., facsimiles ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts