Layout measures for writer identification in mediaeval documents
Claudio De Stefano|Marilena Maniaci|Francesco Fontanella|Alessandra Scotto di Freca
Paleography aims to study ancient documents, with the identification of writer hands being one most important problems. Over years, experienced palaeographers have devised many methodological approaches identification. These methodologies are based on traditional palaeographical tools measure quantities such as letter heights and widths, distances between characters angles inclination. In this paper we present a novel approach in which basic layout measures used for identifying writers single medieval Latin book. The proposed take into account some general properties related organization whole page (such margins, distance columns, etc.), specific characterizing ability exploit available space distribute text each row. experimental results, performed set digital images from copy Bible XII century, confirmed effectiveness method. We also tested our another bible obtaining similar results.
Measurement