{"id":4703,"date":"2012-02-03T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T19:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:07:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:07:47","slug":"exhibit-of-abcs-alphabets-from-the-zaner-bloser-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2012\/02\/03\/exhibit-of-abcs-alphabets-from-the-zaner-bloser-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibit of ABC&#8217;s: Alphabets from the Zaner-Bloser Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matrix.scranton.edu\/academics\/wml\/spcollections\/exhibits.shtml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4704 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/02\/Alphabet-Flyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Room is currently featuring an eye-catching exhibit of Alphabets from the <a title=\"The Zaner Bloser Penmanship Collection\" href=\"http:\/\/matrix.scranton.edu\/academics\/wml\/spcollections\/z-bloser\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Zaner-Bloser Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zaner-Bloser was a leader in penmanship and calligraphy instruction.\u00a0 The Company produced manuals providing examples of elaborate Roman, Medieval, Decorative, and Shaded or Spencerian alphabets.\u00a0 The Company also retained the original large format penwork for the manuals and the exhibit will present approximately 70 examples of this original pen artwork.\u00a0 The exhibit will emphasize the work done by Charles Paxton Zaner (The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets), Daniel Ames (Ames Compendium of Practical and Ornamental Penmanship), Henry Flickinger (Practical Alphabets), and S.C. Malone along with other scribes.<\/p>\n<p>For a sample of some of the alphabets found in our exhibit, please check out our <a title=\"U of S Library Alphabets Exhibit Pinterest Board\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/uofslibrary\/alphabets-exhibit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest Board of Zaner-Bloser Alphabets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit opened January 30 and will run through April 5, during normal Library hours.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Michael Knies <a href=\"mailto:michael.knies@scranton.edu\">Michael.Knies@Scranton.edu<\/a> 570-941-6341 for more information.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heritage Room is currently featuring an eye-catching exhibit of Alphabets from the Zaner-Bloser Collection. 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