Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Teaching / An abridged list of Commercial Handbooks of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. / Braille

An abridged list of Commercial Handbooks of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. ⠃⠗⠋ 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

86,200 braille cells · 84 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,110 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.