Abstract. Effective indexing is crucial for providing convenient access to scanned versions of large collections of handwritten historical manuscripts. Since traditional handwritin...
Libraries and other institutions are interested in providing access to scanned versions of their large collections of handwritten historical manuscripts on electronic media. Conve...
For the transition from traditional to digital libraries, the large number of handwritten manuscripts that exist pose a great challenge. Easy access to such collections requires a...
In this paper, we propose a novel segmentation-free approach for keyword search in historical typewritten documents combining image preprocessing, synthetic data creation, word sp...
Basilios Gatos, Thomas Konidaris, Kostas Ntzios, I...
Our cultural heritage, as preserved in libraries, archives and museums, is made up of documents written many centuries ago. Largescale digitization initiatives make these documents...
Jaap Kamps, Marijn Koolen, Frans Adriaans, Maarten...