#historical-texts

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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Building OCR Systems for Tamizhi and Kurdish Historical Documents | HackerNoon

Developing OCR for historical Kurdish documents faces challenges due to the absence of accessible datasets and prior efforts.
fromThe New Yorker
7 months ago

Teaching Men Who Will Never Leave Prison

"Everyone ought to read all this in high school." A student expressed frustration over students not being exposed to critical historical texts and principles that inform governance.
Education
History
fromMedievalists.net
10 months ago

Scribes, Not Just Authors: New Study Uncovers Editorial Brilliance in Medieval Syriac Manuscripts - Medievalists.net

Syriac manuscript scribes were active agents in literary culture, shaping texts through excerpting techniques, revealing their editorial role in history.
Books
fromwww.nytimes.com
10 months ago

The Skin on Mysterious Medieval Books Concealed a Shaggy Surprise

The furry covers of certain medieval manuscripts suggest an unidentified animal source, challenging previous assumptions about medieval bookbinding.
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