The value of critical destruction: Evaluating multispectral image processing methods for the analysis of primary historical texts.

Multispectral imaging--a method for acquiring image data over a series of wavelengths across the light spectrum--is becoming a valuable tool within the cultural and heritage sector for the recovery and enhancement of information contained within primary historical texts. However, most applications o...

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Publicado en:Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 101 - 123
Autores principales: Giacometti, Alejandro, Campagnolo, Alberto, MacDonald, Lindsay, Mahony, Simon, Robson, Stuart, Weyrich, Tim, Terras, Melissa, Gibson, Adam
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2017
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          Campagnolo, Alberto
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          Mahony, Simon
          Robson, Stuart
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          Terras, Melissa
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          Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, University College London, London
          Ligatus Research Centre, CCW Graduate School, University of the Arts London, London
          Photogrammetry, 3D Imaging and Metrology Research Centre, University College London, London
          UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, Department of Information Studies, University College London, London
          Department of Computer Science, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, University College London, London
          Department of Information Studies, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, University College London, London
          Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London
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        Destruction in literature
        Image processing
        Image compression
        Wavelengths
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