Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Manual of the apiary / Braille

Manual of the apiary ⠃⠗⠋ 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

643,525 braille cells · 651 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,398 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.