Do you know where the expression “the writing is on the wall” comes from? It originates with the biblical story illustrated in this illumination, in which King Belshazzar dines at a magnificent feast to celebrate his looting of the Temple at Jerusalem. While dining, a disembodied hand begins to write mysterious characters on the wall. The king finds that only the prophet Daniel can read the message, which says that Belshazzar has been weighed and found wanting, and that his kingdom will come to an end. For those new to the idiom, “the writing is on the wall” means there are clear signs of an inevitable result, or that imminent danger has become apparent. #NationalHandwritingDay Image: The Writing on the Wall at Belshazzar's Feast, about 1400–10, Jansen Enikel. Getty Museum