An Interview on DASH: Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting
In previous years I have posted some interviews with different projects to trace the history of the Syriac Digital Humanities.…
Category: Textual Analysis
MARKUS for Korean studies
Scholars working in the field of Korean studies have seen remarkable transformations in the way historical research is conducted. The…
Transkribus in the Classroom
While others have discussed the possibilities in utilizing Transkribus and other HTR resources in research, I want to briefly discuss…
Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 2
Learn about Kraken’s segmentation model and the process of training our own custom segmentation models for layout analysis tasks.
Current approaches on Automatic Recognition of Ethiopic script
The script used by the Christian cultures of Ethiopia is ancient, developing from the Sabaean script in the first centuries…
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…
Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1
How to train custom OCR/HTR models in Kraken
‘READ Workbench (part 2): Digital Repatriation, Pedagogy and Transnational Heritage’
Introduction: The READ Workbench and its Potential The READ (‘Research Environment for Ancient Documents’) Workbench, originally designed for interpreting and…
A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese
The technology of Natural Language Processing (NLP) identifies named entities, which are words or phrases referring to specific people, places,…
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…