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dataset_info: |
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features: |
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- name: image |
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dtype: image |
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- name: alto |
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dtype: string |
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dtype: string |
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splits: |
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- name: train |
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num_bytes: 440129470 |
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num_examples: 350 |
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- name: val |
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num_bytes: 58958626 |
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num_examples: 50 |
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- name: test |
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num_bytes: 59181301 |
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num_examples: 50 |
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download_size: 554065486 |
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dataset_size: 558269397 |
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configs: |
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- config_name: default |
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data_files: |
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- split: train |
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path: data/train-* |
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- split: val |
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path: data/val-* |
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- split: test |
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path: data/test-* |
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license: cc-by-4.0 |
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language: |
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- de |
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tags: |
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- handwriting-text-recognition |
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- htr |
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- early-modern-german |
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- historical-documents |
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pretty_name: HTR Dataset ICFHR 2016 |
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--- |
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# HTR Dataset ICFHR 2016 |
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## Dataset Description |
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The **HTR Dataset ICFHR 2016** is a historical document image dataset primarily intended for **Handwriting Text Recognition (HTR)** research and benchmarking. |
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This dataset was created as part of the European Commission's **READ project** (Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents) and consists of a subset of documents from the **Ratsprotokolle collection**, which contains minutes of council meetings held from 1470 to 1805. |
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The documents are written in **Early Modern German** and feature complex handwriting, making this a challenging resource for HTR algorithms. It was notably used in the HTR competition held at the **ICFHR 2016** conference. |
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## Data Structure |
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The dataset is distributed across two main archives: `Train-And-Val-ICFHR-2016.tgz` and `Test-ICFHR-2016.tgz`. |
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The training and validation sets comprise **400 pages**. The ground-truth transcription is provided at the line level within the standard **PAGE XML format** (not plain text transcripts). Each data instance generally includes a page image and the corresponding PAGE XML file. |
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## Dataset Creation |
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### Source Data |
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The data originates from the **Ratsprotokolle collection** (minutes of council meetings from 1470 to 1805). |
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### Creators |
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The primary creators of this specific dataset compilation are: **A.H. Toselli, V. Romero, M. Villegas, E. Vidal, and J.A. Sánchez**. |
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## License |
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The dataset is licensed under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)** license. |
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## Citation |
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When using this dataset, please cite the original Zenodo record as follows: |
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```bibtex |
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@inproceedings{ToselliRomeroVillegasVidalSanchez2018, |
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author = {Toselli, A. H. and Romero, V. and Villegas, M. and Vidal, E. and S\'{a}nchez, J. A.}, |
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title = {HTR Dataset ICFHR 2016}, |
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publisher = {Zenodo}, |
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year = {2018}, |
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doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1164045}, |
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url = {[https://zenodo.org/records/1164045](https://zenodo.org/records/1164045)} |
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} |
