Called simply “Medieval Handwriting App,” the iOS version worked as smoothly as one might expect, its utilitarian ethos a respite from the over-designed pablum churned out by Silicon Valley.

That's because medieval handwriting can often look crabbed and unintelligible, with non-standardized spellings, hyphenations, abbreviations, calligraphic flourishes and any number of distinct “hands.” ...

A NERVOUS condition which earned a medieval scribe the title “Tremulous Hand of Worcester” has finally been diagnosed. The 13th-century writer, whose identity has never been discovered, is believed to ...

Rediscovered Medieval Manuscript Offers New Twist on Arthurian Legend ... Based on an analysis of the handwriting, the fragments of writing appear to have been penned by two people.

Historically, handwriting professionals were quite upwardly mobile. Circa 1450, a medieval master writing with quill and parchment in his study. | Getty Images ...

A NERVOUS condition which earned a medieval scribe the title “Tremulous Hand of Worcester” has finally been diagnosed. The 13th-century writer, whose identity has never been discovered, is believed to ...

While at Oxford he first became fascinated with the study of medieval handwriting. In 1954 he married Ann Dodman and the couple had two sons together. After graduating, ...

"This beautiful and historic artefact will help us to teach our students how to decipher medieval handwriting." More on this story. Medieval candlestick recreated using 3D printing.

While thumbing through the medieval manuscript in July 2011, Emir O. Filipović, a teaching and research assistant at the University of Sarajevo, discovered pages of the book stained with the inky ...

Even the dumbest articles look smarter when they’re printed in the handwriting of the 21st century’s most iconic genius. E=MC^2. It’s not just a fascinating equation, it was written in a ...