Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

If you were to draw a timeline of human civilization, you would probably place calligraphy towards the beginning, and robots ...

Yet the meaning of the handwriting—like the Book of Daniel as a whole—is multilayered and mysterious, full of puns, wordplays ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

"I aim for an expression that challenges the viewer's mind, inviting them to reflect beyond the surface meanings of the lines ...

Calligraphy is the art of lettering. Throughout history, calligraphy has been part of formal documentation such as scripture, ...

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But scientific communication, especially via the written word, is an integral skill. As such, scientists need to practice and develop their writing skills—from grammar and syntax to storytelling and ...

The New School offered the first academic creative writing workshop in 1931 and pioneered a new philosophy of education. The idea: Students would make their own lives and their own stories part of ...

Wang then came to the U.S. as a visiting professor at Minnesota University from 1989 to 1991, where he was able to teach Chinese calligraphy while also experimenting with Western art forms.

Cheryl Jacobsen of Iowa City is a calligrapher extraordinaire recognized as a major talent, author and teacher in the niche artistic universe of beautiful handwriting. Over her 30-year-plus career ...