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Tag: Software

Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide
Coding, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Software

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 … Continue reading Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide

Xeirographa: Learn to Read Greek New Testament Manuscripts
Biblical Studies, New Post, Online Resources, Software, Teaching

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 … Continue reading Xeirographa: Learn to Read Greek New Testament Manuscripts

Marimo Notebooks
Coding, DH in General, New Post, Software, Visualization

Marimo Notebooks

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

Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus
Apps, Biblical Studies, DH in Practice, New Post, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Visualization

Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus

In my last post, I explored how to collate TEI XML transcriptions of Greek New Testament manuscripts, yielding a TEI … Continue reading Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus

Collating Greek Manuscripts
Biblical Studies, Coding, DH in Practice, New Post, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Collating Greek Manuscripts

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

Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation
Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Apps, Biblical Studies, Coding, Software, Textual Analysis

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 … Continue reading Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation

Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 2
DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

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. Continue reading Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 2

Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1
DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1

How to train custom OCR/HTR models in Kraken Continue reading Train Your Own OCR/HTR Models with Kraken, part 1

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 1)
Biblical Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Visualization, Workflow

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 1)

Greg Paulson has already written a very helpful introduction to the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) as a guest … Continue reading A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 1)

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