Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1
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Category: Online Resources
Georgian-Persian Illuminated Historical Documents from K.Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts
The digitization of Georgian-Persian illuminated documents represents an important and urgent cultural and research desideratum. These rare manuscripts remain exceptional, … Continue reading Georgian-Persian Illuminated Historical Documents from K.Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts
Generating Kuzushiji Images with Soan
It is a rarity that writers at the Digital Orientalist explore projects that might be described as “DH for fun,” … Continue reading Generating Kuzushiji Images with Soan
Saving, organizing, and sharing data with Wakelet
“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned,” Benjamin Franklin wrote. Personally, lack of organization has always been … Continue reading Saving, organizing, and sharing data with Wakelet
‘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 … Continue reading ‘READ Workbench (part 2): Digital Repatriation, Pedagogy and Transnational Heritage’
Cocoon: A Platform for Documenting the World’s Languages
Since 2006, the French linguist community has had a tool for depositing the sound sources that document the world’s linguistic … Continue reading Cocoon: A Platform for Documenting the World’s Languages
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, … Continue reading A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese
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 … Continue reading A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 2)
Knight Lab JS and Storytelling Tools
Knight Lab, produced by Northwestern University, is a community of designers, developers, students, and educators working on experiments designed to … Continue reading Knight Lab JS and Storytelling Tools
Sources for Nikkei Documents in Brazil
Recently, a new project aiming at collecting and publicizing documents and books related to nikkei (descendants of Japanese emigrants) in … Continue reading Sources for Nikkei Documents in Brazil