Object ID:
1991.1
Title:
Essai sur l'education des Aveugles [Embossed roman letters]
Author:
Haüy, Valentin, 1745-1822
Summary:
The first embossed book for the blind. The embossed letters are inked. In 1784, Haüy founded l'Institut des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris, France, the first school for blind children. The book was typeset and printed there by students of the school under the direction of printer M. Clousier. It was dedicated to King Louis XVI, reigning French monarch at the time of publication. English translation of title: An Essay on the Education of the Blind.
Publication Date:
1786
Publication Place:
Paris
Publisher:
Imprimae par les Enfans-Aveugles
Printer:
Imprimae par les Enfans-Aveugles
Printed Place:
Paris, France
Print Date:
1786
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The first book for the blind
The first book for the blind