Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The School of Recreation (1696 edition) / Braille

The School of Recreation (1696 edition) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

224,878 braille cells · 236 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,355 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠘⠮⠂⠀⠵⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠕⠧⠻⠀⠯⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠇⠑⠜⠀⠷⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠁⠗⠍⠎⠆⠀
⠽⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠻⠎⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠁⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠙⠗⠥⠍⠂⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠀⠓⠁⠌⠊⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠠⠓⠥⠵⠵⠁⠂⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀
⠠⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠥⠝⠩⠑⠁⠮⠙⠂⠀⠾⠀⠸⠮⠀⠠⠏⠕⠔⠞⠎⠀⠥⠏⠺⠜⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠝
⠀⠋⠥⠗⠮⠗⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠯⠂⠀⠧⠊⠵⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠯⠇⠑⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠁⠗⠍⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠁⠗⠍⠎⠲⠀⠠⠏⠊⠅⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠕⠥⠞⠤⠎⠊⠙⠑
⠀⠠⠕⠗⠙⠻⠲⠀⠠⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠔⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠬⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠁⠗⠍⠎⠂⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠌⠕⠏⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠽⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠃⠥⠞⠞⠤⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠠⠛⠗⠳⠝⠙⠆⠀⠎⠀⠞⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠐⠕⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠜⠀⠽⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠯⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠙⠪⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠟⠥⠊⠞⠞⠫⠂⠀⠽⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠌⠯⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠎⠀⠎⠥⠙⠙⠢⠇⠽⠂⠀⠵⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠗⠊⠎⠬⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠀⠵⠀⠭⠀⠶⠀⠃⠀⠐⠕⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠽⠀⠠⠍⠜⠡⠀⠋⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠁⠗⠍⠎⠂⠀⠌⠑⠏⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠀⠯⠀⠠⠗⠑⠜⠀⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠑⠋⠞⠤⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀
⠠⠍⠜⠡⠬⠀⠃⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠝⠀⠇⠁⠽⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀
⠠⠐⠗⠤⠓⠯⠀⠕⠝⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀⠞⠁⠅⠬⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠷⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀
⠠⠎⠉⠁⠃⠃⠜⠙⠀⠾⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠇⠑⠋⠞⠆⠀⠯⠀⠮⠝⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠬⠂⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀
⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠥⠏⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠽⠆⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠽⠀⠓⠀
⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠮⠍⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠂⠀⠃⠗⠬⠀⠮⠍⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠐⠕⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠱⠢⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠯⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠂⠀⠌⠯⠀⠥⠏⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠠⠁⠗⠍⠎⠂⠀⠋⠁⠉⠬⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠆⠀⠯⠀⠊⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠹⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.