%0 Conference Proceedings %T An Evaluation of Handwritten Text Recognition Methods for Historical Ciphered Manuscripts %A Mohamed Ali Souibgui %A Pau Torras %A Jialuo Chen %A Alicia Fornes %B 7th International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing %D 2023 %F Mohamed Ali Souibgui2023 %O DAG %O exported from refbase (http://refbase.cvc.uab.es/show.php?record=3849), last updated on Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:07:13 +0100 %X This paper investigates the effectiveness of different deep learning HTR families, including LSTM, Seq2Seq, and transformer-based approaches with self-supervised pretraining, in recognizing ciphered manuscripts from different historical periods and cultures. The goal is to identify the most suitable method or training techniques for recognizing ciphered manuscripts and to provide insights into the challenges and opportunities in this field of research. We evaluate the performance of these models on several datasets of ciphered manuscripts and discuss their results. This study contributes to the development of more accurate and efficient methods for recognizing historical manuscripts for the preservation and dissemination of our cultural heritage. %U https://doi.org/10.1145/3604951.3605509 %P 7-12