In this chapter, we propose a novel junction detection method in handwritten images, which uses the stroke-length distribution in every direction around a reference point inside the ink of texts. Our proposed junction detection method is simple and efficient, and yields a junction feature in a natural manner, which can be considered as a local descriptor. We apply our proposed junction detector...

In this chapter, we propose a novel junction detection method in handwritten images, which uses the stroke-length distribution in every direction around a reference point inside the ink of texts. Our proposed junction detection method is simple and efficient, and yields a junction feature in a natural manner, which can be considered as a local descriptor. We apply our proposed junction detector...

In this chapter, we propose a novel junction detection method in handwritten images, which uses the stroke-length distribution in every direction around a reference point inside the ink of texts. Our proposed junction detection method is simple and efficient, and yields a junction feature in a natural manner, which can be considered as a local descriptor. We apply our proposed junction detector...

Degraded documents are frequently obtained in various situations. Examples of degraded document collections include historical document depositories, document obtained in legal and security investigations, and legal and medical archives. Degraded document images are hard to to read and are hard to analyze using computerized techniques. There is hence a need for systems that are capable of enhan...

We present an interactive method to restore severely damaged historical parchments. When damaged by heat in a fire, such manuscripts undergo a complex deformation and contain various geometric distortions such as wrinkling, buckling, and shrinking, rendering them nearly illegible. They cannot be physically flattened due to the risk of further damage. We propose a virtual restoration framework t...

Historical documents contain facts that family history enthusiasts are interested in extracting. In addition to fact extraction, organizing these facts into disambiguated entity records is also of interest. This paper shows how facts from an excerpt of a page in an OCRed book can be gathered automatically with some expert knowledge.

“Pietraforte” is the historic name of a turbiditic sandstone extensively used in monumental buildings Florence from Roman period to early XX century. Today all historical quarries are disused, and they have been reclaimed as urban areas or parks (e.g., Boboli Garden). No technical data on Pietraforte available, although would be valuable drive conservation these exceptional buildings. In this w...

The paper will analyse how context affects the real possibilities of building materials’ reuse and recycling. A deconstruction Case Study in Southern Italy of some big residential buildings gives the opportunity to verify the deconstruction thesis in a real context, to study alternative scenarios to assess the most advantageous one in economic and environmental terms, and to define the profiles...

The present study aims to understand the architectural history of Jesuit College in Elvas, as well materials used there, and masters who worked its construction. It seeks, therefore, improve our knowledge building, thus bridging existing gap about construction systems carried out this type buildings Portugal. detailed reading produced documentation during works church college, between end 17th ...