Protected by a sealed leather pouch, this 10-page notebook still contains legible Latin inscriptions and intact wax.

A gold ring unearthed at the Don Yai Thong archeological site in Thailand is engraved with what experts think is Brahmi, an ...

Like many, I lost the ability to write fluid cursive, and my kids don’t care to learn it either. What does the loss of this ...

Obsessive sourcing, a tight menu, USDA Prime over mesquite — and a $7 taco. Inside the most ambitious new taco stand in L.A.

This week, the Old Coot once again is having trouble decoding his own writing, brining back memories of swirls and cursive on the South Side.

Imagine being a general, at war, and you have 14 detachments of soldiers stationed along the front line. Welcome to the world ...

Many people believe that perfect script lettering is a gift. They are wrong. It is a discipline. Achieving absolute precision with a paintbrush takes hours of deliberate practice, muscle memory, and ...

This week’s business hodgepodge roundup includes reports about a throwback Continental Airlines jet spotted at the airport ...

Turns out the skill your teachers drilled into you never stopped mattering.

A team of historians, scientists and engineers has developed a portable X-ray scanner to study 4,000-year-old letters encased in clay envelopes.

Last year the county assessor increased the value of my nearly 75-year-old home (with no remodeling done to it) by 20% in one year. This increased the taxes due this year by 10% over last year. I ...