A line-based representation for matching words in historical manuscripts
Author
Can, E. F.
Duygulu, P.
Date
2011Source Title
Pattern Recognition Letters
Print ISSN
0167-8655
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
32
Issue
8
Pages
1126 - 1138
Language
English
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Abstract
In this study, we propose a new method for retrieving and recognizing words in historical documents. We represent word images with a set of line segments. Then we provide a criterion for word matching based on matching the lines. We carry out experiments on a benchmark dataset consisting of manuscripts by George Washington, as well as on Ottoman manuscripts. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Historical manuscriptsLine - based representation
Word image matching
Word retrieval
Word spotting
Historical manuscripts