Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners / Braille

The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

414,089 braille cells · 435 embossed pages at 40×25 · 730 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.