She gives students a quick 10-minute history of calligraphy to give them an understanding ... applied to the pen can produce a different fonts — a thinner, more fine letter or a thicker version.

When the Avignon-born Jesuit Alexandre de Rhodes published the first Portuguese-Vietnamese-Latin dictionary under his own ...

Wang said it is important to bring attention to calligraphy because the art form is deeply rooted in thousands of years of Chinese history. Louisa said club members copy ancient family letters ...

The history of romanized Vietnamese, or Quoc Ngu, links the arrival of the first Christian missionaries, colonization by the ...

Our Cairo correspondent explores the textured history of calligraphy as a victim of ‘creative destruction’ and why its ...

There is a turnout from some young people who still consider calligraphy more than just writing letters." After years in the shadows, calligraphy is getting increasingly popular among women.

Down through the centuries calligraphy has, of course, served the wholly practical purpose of conveying messages in writing. But that is only part of the story. The fact is that many centuries ago ...

From breathtaking Arabic scripts to intricate Western letters, this first-of-its-kind showcase in Durban celebrates the ...

She’s also painted Hebrew calligraphy on the walls of the local Agudas Achim temple, plus you can find her work in other area churches and schools using various forms of lettering. At University ...