Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / Wood-Block Printing / Braille

Wood-Block Printing ⠃⠗⠋ 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

87,208 braille cells · 90 embossed pages at 40×25 · 218 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.