Dataset of Manuscripts Signed and Attributed to Raoulet d'Orléans and Henri de Trévou

This repository hosts the dataset used for the paper “Reconciling traditional and computational methods for the analysis of scribal hands; the case of Raoulet d’Orléans and Henri de Trévou (XIVe c.)”, presented at the 23rd Colloquium of Latin Palaeography (CIPL), 17-19 September 2025, Vienna (expected to be published in Brepols as part of the Colloque's proceedings, in 2026). Contents The archive RaouletOrleans_HenriTrevou_dataset.zip contains the following structure: ├── images/└── annotation.json └── RaouletOrleans_HenriTrevou_dataset_metadata.csv images/ Contains subfolders per manuscript ID, each including extracted .png lines (via eScriptorium) from selected folios. Polygonal line extractions include alpha transparency and are deslanted. Image naming convention: DocID_f<number> Image rights: Reproductions from open-access and public collections: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France — Gallica Vienna, Austrian National Library Oxford, Saint John’s College Library: By permission of the President and Fellows of St John’s College Oxford. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève Cambridge, Massachusetts Library IRHT library — microfilm reproduction of London, BL - ADD 15420 (Thanks to Gilles Kagan for providing the file) Purchased or licensed reproductions: KB (Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark): KB Thott 6, f.1 and 228v; KB Thott 6, f.229r and 472v (purchased high-resolution images); KBR (Royal Library of Belgium): KBR – Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins – S.V10319 f.7r, 90r, 175r / KBR – Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins – S.V9507 f.4r and 125r/ KBR – Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins – S.V9505-6 f.1v and 222r /KBR – Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins – S.V11201 (purchased high-resolution images) Special thanks: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Netherlands — with special thanks to Ed Van der Vlist for providing high-quality reproductions at no cost for Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 78 D 41. annotations.json A JSON file containing line-level transcriptions and metadata. The dataset is CATMuS-compliant and uses a graphemic transcription approach. Structure example: "<image_id>": { "split": "train", "label": "A beautiful calico cat.", // Transcription text of the line "script": "RaouletOrleans", // Scribal hand identifier "folio": "1r", "doc": "RO1"} RaouletOrleans_HenriTrevou_dataset_metadata.csv A CSV file accompanies the dataset with folio-level metadata, for example: Shelfmark Colophon DocID FileID Split Disposition TextualCategory TextType Text NotBefore NotAfter Scribe NbPages Folios NbLines Paris, BnF NAF, 27401, f.159-194v et 255-266v No RO1_1 btv1b10532600x_f321 val columns Narratives Historiography Pierre Bersuire, Histoire Romaine de Tite-Live 1358 1361 RaouletOrleans 1 159r 85