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Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide
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Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide

Introduction Many of the fields of study here on The Digital Orientalist rely heavily on images hosted online. In textual…

Zach ButlerMay 12, 2026
Xeirographa: Learn to Read Greek New Testament Manuscripts
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Xeirographa: Learn to Read Greek New Testament Manuscripts

Introduction The jump from reading the text of the Greek New Testament in a printed edition to reading the same…

Zach ButlerMarch 6, 2026
Marimo Notebooks
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Marimo Notebooks

In a previous post, I have highlighted the usefulness of notebooks for writing Python code. I mentioned tools like Jupyter…

Zach ButlerJanuary 13, 2026
Exploring the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room API
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Exploring the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room API

While not readily apparent, the New Testament Virtual Manuscript (NTVMR) room has an API that is publicly accessible. An API,…

Zach ButlerApril 29, 2025
Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus
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Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus

In my last post, I explored how to collate TEI XML transcriptions of Greek New Testament manuscripts, yielding a TEI…

Zach ButlerJanuary 14, 2025
Collating Greek Manuscripts
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Collating Greek Manuscripts

Introduction In my last post, I explored tools in a software package called Criticus that helps move from transcription to…

Zach ButlerOctober 11, 2024
Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation
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Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation

Introduction In my last few posts, I explored how Python could be used to do some codicological analysis of manuscripts…

Zach ButlerMarch 15, 2024
Using Python to Analyze Greek New Testament Manuscripts
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Using Python to Analyze Greek New Testament Manuscripts

This post will take a break from writing about using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room, the topic I covered…

Zach ButlerJanuary 12, 2024
A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)
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A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 3)

This post continues my series on using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of…

Zach ButlerOctober 13, 2023
A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 2)
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A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 2)

In my previous post on how to use the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR), I walked through the process…

Zach ButlerMay 2, 2023

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