Document and handwriting analysis involves examining questioned documents to determine authenticity or identify authors. This includes analyzing handwriting style, ink, paper, and other physical evidence. Experts compare unknown writing samples to known samples and consider characteristics like letter formation, word spacing, pen pressure. Methods are also used to detect alterations to documents through microscopic analysis, light examination, or chemical analysis. Famous forgery cases throughout history provide examples of different forgery techniques analyzed by experts.

1. Chapter 16 Document and Handwriting Analysis “ The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery” — Ralph Hodgson, British poet