Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Select works of Porphyry / Braille

Select works of Porphyry ⠃⠗⠋ 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

477,720 braille cells · 501 embossed pages at 40×25 · 9,860 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.