Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Art and Craft of Printing / Braille

The Art and Craft of 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

114,636 braille cells · 120 embossed pages at 40×25 · 291 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.