Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Psychology of Beauty / Braille

The Psychology of Beauty ⠃⠗⠋ 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

387,059 braille cells · 412 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,330 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.