#historical-texts

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fromHackernoon
7 months 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Building OCR Systems for Tamizhi and Kurdish Historical Documents | HackerNoon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
1 month 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
4 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
4 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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