The Zanerian Manual has been the definitive instructional guide in the training of engrossers and calligraphers for over 75 years. Both the 1918 and the 1958 editions have become collector's items, and thus many professionals in the field today have not had this valuable resource available to them. The Zanerian manual of alphabets and engrossing an instructor in round hand, lettering, engrossing, designing, pen and brush art, etc. 1918 by Anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.
This was one of the textbooks used at the Zanerian College. The first 21 pages by E.A. Lupfer has the best instructions on Engrosser's Script available. First published as Zanerian Alphabets in 1895, it has been revised and reissued.
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Study with Master Penman Bill Lilly, a member of the last graduating class of the Columbus Zanerian School of Penmanship in the 1950s. His outstanding work earned the rare status of having two gold seal certificates, one in script, the other in lettering. In its history, the school gave out only a handful of double certificates. In this video, Bill demonstrates Engrosser's Script. Upper and lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation marks are all analyzed and demonstrated, and flourished script is also included.