Learn the workbench, one task at a time.
Practical guides for finding a folio, recording an observation, comparing evidence and carrying a piece of research through to export.
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Manuscript workspace
Corpus and sources
Read the source registry, manuscript identity and provenance attached to working images.
Folio viewer
Browse folios, use zoom and image controls, and work safely with foldouts.
Transcription and annotations
Enter glyphs, mark regions and keep observations separate from interpretations.
Transcription witnesses
Compare alternative historical and reference transliterations without merging their differences.
Research tools
Concordance
Search transcription patterns and inspect every matching manuscript location.
Symbol explorer
Compare glyphs and visual symbols across manuscript regions and reference corpora.
Experiments
Run bounded tests with declared inputs, methods and failure conditions.
Hypotheses and evidence
Connect claims to supporting and contradicting evidence without hiding uncertainty.
OCR and model suggestions
Review machine-generated regions, glyph proposals and comparisons before accepting them.
Data and outputs
Reference and help
Account and settings
Manage profile details, security, display preferences and research defaults.
Understanding results and confidence
Read scores, model suggestions and research states without turning similarity into certainty.
Troubleshooting
Resolve common access, viewer, save and export problems before contacting support.
Glossary
A shared vocabulary for folios, glyphs, witnesses, loci, annotations and research states.