Ars Inquirendi 2026 · your paper

AI and HTR on the University of Pennsylvania's Medici Account Books — Fellowship Findings (title TBD)

Laura Morreale (Independent scholar)

Your slot

Strand

Scholarly Presentation: From Editions to Graphs

Day

Day 1 · Friday 20 November 2026

Part

Afternoon — exact times to follow

Role

Talk

Participation

Online

Chair

Elizabeth Solopova

Abstract

A report on a UPenn fellowship (August 2026) assessing whether AI/HTR techniques can help read the Medici account books — repetitive, historically rich documents that are also very hard to decipher.

Subjects

HTR & instrumentsQuantitative history & economics

What we need from you

A title and a short abstract (a few lines is enough)
Your pre-recorded talk (25 to 60 minutes) by 13 November 2026
Your presence at the live discussion of your strand (date below)

How the conference works

All talks except the live keynotes are pre-recorded and released a week ahead of the conference, by 13 November 2026.

The live sessions are discussions of the pre-recorded talks, held in the room at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and online.

Speakers do not register or pay.

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