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Digital image processing methods for identification of medieval watermark images
V.N. Karnaukhov1, N.S. Merzlyakov1, E. Wenger2, A. Haidinger3
1Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2Commission for Scientific Visualization, Austrian Academy of Sciences
3Commission for Palaeography and Codicology of Medieval Manuscripts, Austrian Academy of Sciences

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Pages: 193-196.

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Abstract:
This paper presents a relational multimedia database (images and text data) developed for watermarks of medieval manuscripts. It also presents a specialized integrated system for managing this database and digital processing of watermark images. The database currently contains over 2000 watermarks. Most of these watermarks are taken from manuscripts and incunabula stored at the Klosterneuburg Monastery (Klosterneuburg, Austria).

Citation:
Karnaukhov VN, Merzlyakov NS, Wenger E, Haidinger A. Digital image processing methods for identification of medieval watermark images. Computer Optics 1999; 19: 193 – 196.

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