Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Leather for Libraries / Braille

Leather for Libraries ⠃⠗⠋ 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

87,312 braille cells · 89 embossed pages at 40×25 · 284 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.