Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / Practical Stair Building and Handrailing / Braille

Practical Stair Building and Handrailing ⠃⠗⠋ 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

97,776 braille cells · 101 embossed pages at 40×25 · 135 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.