The art of beautiful handwriting using special pens; a popular adult education...

The term calligraphy derives from the Greek word graphein (to write) and kallos (beautiful); it has therefore often been identified with "beautiful writing." But calligraphy is more than that. It arises out of a combination of several...

Calligraphy (from Greek κάλλος kallos "beauty" + γραφή graphẽ "writing") is the art of beautiful writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive,...

Chinese calligraphy ranging from the middle of the first century B.C. to 20th-century examples by contemporary Chinese calligraphy students can be seen in three Smithsonian exhibitions. The artistic form of writing requires years of training, discipline and dedication. The examples currently on display...

Until the invention of printing, and later of typewriters and computers, the only way people could communicate without talking to each other was through handwriting. As long as writing was legible, everyday messages and records could be written on any flat surface. More...

A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than $2.3 million at an auction.The holy book, which had been estimated to sell for up to $715,000, fetched $2,327,300 at Tuesday's auction in London, Christie's said.That was...

A tall wooden pole with carved ducks atop greets visitors to the new Korea Gallery at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.It's known as a sotdae, an ancient Korean tradition, still in use, to offer protection against calamities and disasters."Welcome to Korea, where the...