Swiss German Kurrent 18th Century

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Swiss German Kurrent 18th Century

This model has a train set of 203189 words, stemming from the Zurich Council Minutes (Ratsmanuale) during the 18th century and encompassing numerous scribes from the city chancery in this period. The Ratsmanuale contain the minutes of the meetings of the authorities from the old city-state of Zurich until 1798.

Model Overview

Name:
Swiss German Kurrent 18th Century
Creator:
Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich
Model ID:
42164
Century:
18th
Languages:
German
Script:
German Kurrent
Engine:
PyLaia
Material:
Handwritten
CER on validation set:
5.90 %
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This AI model was trained to automatically convert text from images of historical German Kurrent documents into editable and searchable text.