The origin and progress of the art of writing

Henry Noel Humphreys (1810-1879) was a British illustrator and entomologist who studied medieval manuscripts, Greek and Roman coins, archaeology, printing, and, as witnessed by this book, also the art of writing. Rare wooden cover. The John Miller Burnam Classical library, in large measure thanks to John Miller Burnam, UC Professor of Latin Paleography 1900-1921, owns a large and unique collection of rare tomes on paleography. Humphreys’ book on the history of writing forms part of that collection.