A Methodological Framework for Digital Enhancement and Text Recognition in Palimpsests
Katia Rasheva-Yordanova, Georgi Petrov Dimitrov, Inna Dimitrova · Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage · 2025
This paper presents a methodology for enhancing palimpsest readability using image processing. Applying CLAHE, noise reduction, and adaptive thresholding enables the extraction of hidden text layers. The results show effective separation of scriptio inferior and superior, supporting further analysis through digital reconstruction and OCR.