When we are called upon to read old handwriting, it is helpful to be aware of the letters and symbols used in the English alphabet of earlier times.

The identity of a notable Byzantine painter has been discovered using a handwriting analysis studying a Medieval illuminated manuscript, the Associated Press reported this week.

THESSALONIKI, Greece: Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle — the true identity of a leading Byzantine painter who ...