The\nlife of W.F. Kirby<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Born in\nLeicester in 1844, Kirby found a deep interest for butterflies at a very young\nage, which continued into his adult life. After his father\u2019s death and the\nfamily\u2019s move to Brighton, he became more involved in the entomological world,\njoining the Brighton and Sussex Entomological Society before he moved to Dublin\nin 1867. While there, he became an established and famous entomologist after\nhis book, A Synonymic Catalogue of diurnal\nLepidoptera<\/em> was published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n European Butterflies and Moths<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1882, Kirby finished and published European Butterflies and Moths<\/em> (19th Century Collection, 19th C. Coll. 595.78 KIR), which gives a comprehensive guide into the world of the Lepidoptera. 137 years later, the book is still easily read even for novice readers such as us, which he writes about in his preface, stating that the book is \u2019designed to provide entomologists and tourists with a comprehensive illustrated guide to the study of European Macro-Lepidoptera\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The exhibition ‘The Beauty of Insects: Seeing Art in the Entomological World’ that was created as part of the placement in Newcastle University Special Collections and Archives can be viewed online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by Dalia Aizi, a MA Museum, Gallery and Heritage studies student, whilst on placement in Summer 2019. Early on in our placements at Special Collections, whilst doing research for a new exhibition, we came across a beautifully illustrated book … Continue reading ![\"Illustration](\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/files\/2020\/04\/default-1.jpg\")
Plate 14: Illustration of Lycaenidae: Polymmatus Euphemus; Polymmatus Cyllarus; Polymmatus Minima; Polymmatus Argiolus; Polymmatus Damon; Polymmatus Corydon; Polymmatus Bellargus; Polymmatus Icarus; Polymmatus Astrarche; Ploymmatus Argus; Polymmatus Argiades<\/a> from European Butterflies and Moths <\/em>(1882) [19th Century Collection, 19th C. Coll. 595.78 KIR]<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n