On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries

On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries

The paper describes in details recognition of Romanian texts of the \nth{17}--\nth{18} centuries printed in the Cyrillic script, and their conversion to the modern Latin script. The challenges are discussed, and solutions of problems are proposed. The elaborated technology and a tool pack incl...

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Main Authors: Svetlana Cojocaru, Alexandru Colesnicov, Ludmila Malahov, Tudor Bumbu, Ștefan Ungur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova 2017-08-01
Series:Computer Science Journal of Moldova
Online Access:http://www.math.md/files/csjm/v25-n2/v25-n2-(pp217-225).pdf
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spelling doaj-00b90b35ff4a486aafb421e96c85e31d2020-11-25T00:21:47ZengInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Academy of Sciences of MoldovaComputer Science Journal of Moldova1561-40422017-08-01252(74)217225On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th CenturiesSvetlana Cojocaru0Alexandru Colesnicov1Ludmila Malahov2Tudor Bumbu3Ștefan Ungur4Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Str. Academiei 5, Chisinau, MD-2028, MoldovaInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Str. Academiei 5, Chisinau, MD-2028, MoldovaInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Str. Academiei 5, Chisinau, MD-2028, MoldovaInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Str. Academiei 5, Chisinau, MD-2028, MoldovaInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Str. Academiei 5, Chisinau, MD-2028, MoldovaThe paper describes in details recognition of Romanian texts of the \nth{17}--\nth{18} centuries printed in the Cyrillic script, and their conversion to the modern Latin script. The challenges are discussed, and solutions of problems are proposed. The elaborated technology and a tool pack include historical alphabets, sets of recognition patterns, and spelling dictionaries in the corresponding orthographies for ABBYY Finereader. In addition, virtual keyboards, fonts, a transliteration utility, and the user manual were developed. This permits successful recognition of old Romanian texts in the Cyrillic script. Transliteration to the Latin script grants no-barrier access to historical documents.http://www.math.md/files/csjm/v25-n2/v25-n2-(pp217-225).pdf
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Alexandru Colesnicov
Ludmila Malahov
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On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries
Computer Science Journal of Moldova
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title On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries
title_short On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries
title_full On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries
title_fullStr On Digitization of Romanian Cyrillic Printings of the 17th-18th Centuries
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description The paper describes in details recognition of Romanian texts of the \nth{17}--\nth{18} centuries printed in the Cyrillic script, and their conversion to the modern Latin script. The challenges are discussed, and solutions of problems are proposed. The elaborated technology and a tool pack include historical alphabets, sets of recognition patterns, and spelling dictionaries in the corresponding orthographies for ABBYY Finereader. In addition, virtual keyboards, fonts, a transliteration utility, and the user manual were developed. This permits successful recognition of old Romanian texts in the Cyrillic script. Transliteration to the Latin script grants no-barrier access to historical documents.
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