Datasets:

CATMuS
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modern

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PEDRO DE MOYA	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
239. 4. XVIII. 1	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
7. IX. 16	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
239. 3. IV. 1-5	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Heilige	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
ALESSANDRO MORETTO	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
10. III. 65	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
7. I. 20	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
49. XVI. 1	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
FRANCIS BOTT	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
6. III. 9	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Allegorie	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
VERONESE BONIFAZIO	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
47. IV. 18-21	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Amiet : Winter (1921)	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	HeadingLine	printed	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Privathesitz	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	HeadingLine	printed	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
FRANCESCO BISSOLO	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Marienleben	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
41. XII. 1-6	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
(AT)	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
303. I. 1-30	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
REMBRANDT	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
7. IX. 31-33	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
ANAGNI	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Kathedrale	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Dommuseum	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
302. 1. IV. 1	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
HUBERT VAN RAVENSTEYN	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Ohne Mappe	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
MAX HUNZIKER	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
174. XXI. 1-2	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
46. III. 1-10	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
GIOVANNI ANTONIO BOLTRAFFIO	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Marienleben	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Kartause	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Kircheninneres Ausstattung	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
ITTINGEN	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
175. XIX. 1-12	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
JOHANNES ILMARI	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Ohne Mappe	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
174. 1. VI. 1-3	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
50. VII. 1-6	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Maria mit Kind und	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Krönenden Engeln	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Maria / Marienleben	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
SANDRO BOTTICELLI	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Bilnisse	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
JAN MOSTAERT	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
239. 4. XVI. 1-3	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
GIOVANNI DI BERTUCCIO BONO	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
48. III. 1	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
10. III. 54	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
302. 1. VII. 1-8	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
FERDINAND V RAYSKI	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
239. 4. XV. 5	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
9. VIII. 6	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
11. II. 5	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Kirchen	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
S. Petronio	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
BOLOOGNA	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
11. V. 20-36	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Inneres	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
(Teil 2/3)	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
(ohne Mappe)	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
45. V. 9-17	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
BOLOGNA	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Poläste	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Köln	deu	1,900	1,999	MarginTextZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
645	deu	1,900	1,999	MarginTextZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Jan Mostaert	deu	1,900	1,999	MarginTextZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
239. 4. XV. 4	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
JOHANNES BOSBOOM	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
49. XI. 1	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
302. VI. 1-13	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
RAVENNA	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Mausoleum von Galla Placidia	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
vom Rahmen des Altars	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Musizierender Engel	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
der Linaioli.	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
10. III. 31	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
42. 1. IX. 40-42	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Oohne Mappe	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
ADED REALNI	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Kaphe eagli Sal. Tiatik	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
173. XXI. 1	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
WERNER V. HOWALD	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Ohne Mappe	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
302. 2. VII. 1-4	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
REICHENAU	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
10. III. 35	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Rechtes Aussenbild der Predella vom Altar der Linaioli	deu	1,900	1,999	MarginTextZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Altar der hl. Dreifaltigheit (Detail)	deu	1,900	1,999	MarginTextZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
10. III. 9	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Frankfurt	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Moretto	deu	1,900	1,999	GraphicZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
Museum + Dom	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
302. 1. VIII. 1-2	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
MÜNSTER I. W.	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
FRA ANGELICO	deu	1,900	1,999	TitlePageZone	HeadingLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True
11. I. 15-20	deu	1,900	1,999	NumberingZone	DefaultLine	handwritten	Zurich, Kunsthistorisches Institut Archive, nobs 1	documents of practice	train	FoNDUE HTR	True

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Dataset Card for CATMuS Modern and Contemporary (McCATMuS)

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Dataset Details

Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) has emerged as a crucial tool for converting manuscripts images into machine-readable formats, enabling researchers and scholars to analyze vast collections efficiently. Despite significant technological progress, establishing consistent ground truth across projects for HTR tasks, particularly for complex and heterogeneous historical sources, remains nonetheless challenging.

We introduce the Consistent Approaches to Transcribing Manuscripts (CATMuS) dataset for modern and contemporary manuscripts (McCATMuS), which offers:

a uniform framework framework for annotating modern and contemporary manuscripts;
a benchmarking environment for evaluating automatic text recognition models across multiple dimensions, enriched with metadata such as century, language, and writing technique;
a benchmarking environment for additional tasks like script classification and dating approaches;
a benchmarking environment for exploratory work in computer vision and digital paleography, particularly for line-based tasks including generative approaches.

Built upon datasets from institutions and projects committed to Open Science, McCATMuS provides an interoperable dataset encompassing over 180 manuscripts in 8 different languages. It includes more than 118,000 lines of text and nearly 4 million characters, covering a period from the early 16th century to the present day.

All the datasets were automatically or, when precised, manually corrected to correspond to the CATMuS guidelines, available here: https://catmus-guidelines.github.io/

Train

Writing Type	Total Count	Languages and Counts
Handwritten	71296	French: 65844, Spanish: 2864, German: 1940, English: 390, Italian: 258
Printed	34684	French: 30376, Middle French: 1873, Latin: 1592, Italian: 266, Occitan: 258, German: 174, English: 85, Spanish: 60
Typewritten	298	English: 298

Validation

Writing Type	Total Count	Languages and Counts
Handwritten	3833	French: 3662, Spanish: 149, English: 21, German: 1
Printed	1825	French: 1608, Middle French: 115, Latin: 82, Occitan: 12, Spanish: 4, English: 3, German: 1
Typewritten	18	English: 18

Test

Writing Type	Total Count	Languages and Counts
Handwritten	3898	French: 3724, Spanish: 152, English: 21, German: 1
Printed	1760	French: 1546, Middle French: 115, Latin: 82, Occitan: 12, English: 3, Spanish: 1, German: 1
Typewritten	18	English: 18

Uses

Direct Use

Handwritten Text Recognition
Date classification
Script classification

Out-of-Scope Use

Text-To-Image

Dataset Structure

Data contains the main split that can be loaded through load_dataset("CATMuS/modern")
Data can also be split with each manuscript represented in train, val and test using the gen_split columns which roughly results in a 90/5/5 split
The image is in the im column, and the text in the text column
Each text line is dated with the combination of not_before and not_after, the precision of the dating can very greatly depending on the available metadata
Each text line is associated to a genre, a writing_type (printed, handwritten or typewritten), a region_type and a line_type following SegmOnto's vocabulary, a shelfmark identifying the documents from which the text line is extracted, and a project identifying the project having produced the original dataset.
When shelfmark contains "nobs", it means that the documents are not associated to any known shelfmark, the shelfmark in these cells was thus created for the purpose of this metadataset.

Annotations

Annotation process

The annotations in this dataset result:

for layout extraction, line extraction, typing and transcription, from the original creators of the dataset in most cases, or from automatic or manual corrections by the curator of the CATMuS modern dataset,
for the rest of the metadata, from automatic or manual collection of the metadata by the curator of the CATMuS modern dataset.

The metadata where set generally set at document level.

The values inregion_type and line_type are, as much as possible, conformant with the SegmOnto vocabulary.

The values in writing_type and genre follow a vocabulary set for this dataset:

possible values in writing_type are: handwritten, printed or typewritten.
possible values in genre are: document of practice, drama, narratives, epistolary, treaties, poetry. There can be multiple values, in which case they are separated by semi-colons.

The detail of the annotation rules applied for the transcription of the text can be found at https://catmus-guidelines.github.io/.

Who are the annotators?

This list includes all the annotators identified by the producers of the datasets gathered in McCATMuS dataset.

Collecting the names of the authors and annotators of datasets can be combersome. If you think your name was mistakenly added to the list below or if your name is missing, please accept our apologies and do get in touch!

Chagué, Alix
Clérice, Thibault
Gabay, Simon
Pinche, Ariane
Carrow, Jennifer
Albert, Anaïs
Bey, Laura
Champougny, Kevin
Charbonnier, Pauline
Chiaretti, Alessandro
Christensen, Kelly
Cicchini, Marco
Clavaud, Florence
Davoury, Baudoin
de Champs, Emmanuelle
Dechavanne, Sylvie
Denis, Nathalie
Doat, Soline
Dubourg Glatigny, Pascal
Durand, Marc
Elsa, Falcoz
Fabert, Eliott
Faure, Margaux
Genero, Jean-Damien
Guimarães, Ingrid
Humeau, Maxime
Jacsont, Pauline Jahan, Claire
Jaureguy, Yvan
Le Fourner, Victoria
Limon-Bonnet, Marie-Françoise
Martini, Manuela
Maurel, Perrine
Mazoue, Anais
Meissel, Nina
Mikhalchuk, Anna
Nahon, Peter
Norindr, Jade
Nougaret, Christine
Ozturk, Yagmur
Paupe, Elodie
Pérez, Gilles
Rebetez, Jean-Claude
Riondet, Charles
Rostaing, Aurélia
Skilbeck-Gaborit, Eden
Van Kote, Elsa
Vanneau, Laurie
Vlachou-Efstathiou, Malamatenia
Weddigen, Tristan
Wojszvzyk, Elise
ALemoine
ASJPeronneau
Alcofrybas
BeaLct
CLbt
Chloelsa
DMichel
Desauthieux
EPerrin
EdChamps
GBMireille
GPINET
Genea78
JMGoux
Jideuxhemme
LBIsabelle
Lamotte
MFGarreau
MIna
Maniet
MarionJo
PGambette
PPocard
PROMBAUT
PaulineTest
SCayeux
SL.
SLespinasse
Silver08
TPellé
Valérie
alp
jmorvan
lelia
majubama
mickael.lefevr
sgauthier

Software

The software used to generate this version of the dataset was built by Thibault Clérice and Alix Chagué.

Reused datasets

All the datasets reused to create the CATMuS Modern and Contemporary dataset are listed below along with the version we used. They can also be found in the Zotero group dedicated to this metadataset.

Chagué, A. (2023). Moonshines (v2.0.2) [Dataset]. https://github.com/alix-tz/moonshines
Chagué, A., Champougny, K., Meissel, N., Genero, J.-D., Skilbeck-Gaborit, E., Vanneau, L., Bey, L., Le Fourner, V., Albert, A., Riondet, C., & Martini, M. (2022). Time Us Corpus (v0.0.3) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6230755
Chagué, A., Clérice, T., Mazoue, A., & Van Kote, E. (2024). CREMMA-AN-TestamentDePoilus (v1.0.2) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10177106
Chagué, A., Clérice, T., & Van Kote, E. (2023). CREMMA WIKIPEDIA (v1.0.4) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10666988
Chagué, A., & Pérez, G. (2023). Peraire Ground Truth (v2.1.0) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7185907
Clérice, T. (2021). CREMMA Early Modern Books (v0.0.1) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5235144
Clérice, T., Chagué, A., Davoury, B., Doat, S., Faure, M., & Humeau, M. (2022). CREMMA-MSS-19 (v1.0.0) [Dataset]. HTR United. https://github.com/HTR-United/CREMMA-MSS-19
Clérice, T., Chagué, A., Davoury, B., Faure, M., Mazoue, A., & Norindr, J. (2022). CREMMA-MSS-17 (v1.0.0) [Dataset]. HTR United. https://github.com/HTR-United/CREMMA-MSS-17
Clérice, T., Chagué, A., & Doat, S. (2021). CREMMA-MSS-20 (v1.0.0) [Dataset]. HTR United. https://github.com/HTR-United/CREMMA-MSS-20 (Original work published 2021)
Gabay, S., Paupe, E., & Rebetez, J.-C. (2024). FoNDUE-FR-MSS-17 (v1.0.0) [Dataset]. https://github.com/FoNDUE-HTR/FONDUE-FR-MSS-17
Gabay, S., Nahon, P., Cicchini, M., Jaureguy, Y., & Chappuis, L. (2023). FoNDUE-FR-MSS-18 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. https://github.com/FoNDUE-HTR/FONDUE-FR-MSS-18
Gabay, S., Pinche, A., Fabert, E., & Christensen, K. (2024). Imprimés du 18e siècle (Gallicorpora) (v0.0.17) [Dataset]. https://github.com/Gallicorpora/HTR-imprime-18e-siecle
Gabay, S., Pinche, A., Fabert, E., Vlachou-Efstathiou, M., Humeau, M., & Christensen, K. (2023). Imprimés du 17e siècle (Gallicorpora) (v0.0.46) [Dataset]. https://github.com/Gallicorpora/HTR-imprime-17e-siecle
Guimarães, I., Maurel, P., Ozturk, Y., Chagué, A., & Clérice, T. (2022). Memorials for Jane Lathrop Stanford (v1.0 (corrected)) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6126625
Humeau, M., & Chiaretti, A. (2022). AraucaniaCorpus [Dataset]. Araucania Project. https://github.com/Proyecto-Ocupacion-Araucania-UChile/HTR_Araucania_XIX
Jacsont, P., Simon, G., & Weddigen, T. (2023). FoNDUE for the Heinrich Wölfflin Fotosammlung of the Kunsthistorisches Institut UZH (v1.0) [Dataset]. https://github.com/FoNDUE-HTR/FoNDUE_Wolfflin_Fotosammlung
Jahan, C., & Gabay, S. (2021). OCR17+—Layout analysis and text recognition for 17th c. French prints (v1.0) [Dataset]. https://github.com/e-ditiones/OCR17plus
Limon-Bonnet, M.-F., Chagué, A., & Rostaing, A. (2024). Notaires de Paris—Bronod (Lectaurep) (v1.0) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10631356
Norindr, J., Clérice, T., & Chagué, A. (2023). HTRomance—Modern (v0.0.3) [Dataset]. https://github.com/HTRomance-Project/modern-roman-languages
Rostaing, A., Denis, N., & Chagué, A. (2024). Notaires de Paris—Mariages et Divorces (Lectaurep) (v2.0) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10632594
Rostaing, A., Durand, M., & Chagué, A. (2021). Notaires de Paris—Répertoires (Lectaurep) (v2.0.0) [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5072/zenodo.977691
Van Kote, E., Faure, M., Norindr, J., Clérice, T., & Chagué, A. (2024). CREMMA-MSS-18 (v0.0.1) [Dataset]. https://github.com/HTR-United/CREMMA-MSS-18

Bias, Risks, and Limitations

The data is skewed toward French which is overly represented in the current version of the dataset.

No language is represented over all centuries and all writing type, but French has the better coverage for handwritten text lines.

Only one document is available in Spanish. Occitan is only represented in printed lines.

Since the metadata were set at document level, some lines may incorrectly be set to handwritten when they are in fact printed, and inversely. Further versions of the dataset will aim to reduce this phenomenon.