Brighton, Sussex, England : National Institute for the Blind (Moon Branch) for Embossing and Circulating Books &c., for the Blind ; [not before 1882]Philadelphia, PA : Bible Society House, Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind, [not before 1882]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
William Moon (1818-1894) became totally blind at the age of 22, and went on to become an indefatigable campaigner for teaching the blind, and in particular those going blind later in life. He began teaching and in so doing devised a new system of printing in 1845 which was easier to learn than the Braille system, based on a simplified form of roman letters, embossed on paper. Profiting by his own knowledge of the normal alphabet he was able to devise characters based on it but simplified to facilitate touch reading. He adopted the return line system and added an embossed bracket at the end of each line leading to the line below.
Subject Terms:
Blind -- Printing and writing systems -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Books for the visually impaired -- Scotland -- 1882-1899. | Broadsides.
Contributors:
Royal National Institute for the Blind. | Pennsylvania Bible Society. | Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind.