README.md

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pretty_name: Encyclopaedia Britannica Illustrated
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# Dataset Card: Encyclopaedia Britannica Illustrated

- **Homepage:** [https://data.nls.uk/data/digitised-collections/encyclopaedia-britannica/](https://data.nls.uk/data/digitised-collections/encyclopaedia-britannica/)

## Dataset Summary
A binary image classification dataset containing 2,573 images from the National Library of Scotland's Encyclopaedia Britannica collection (1768-1860). Each image is labeled as either "illustrated" or "not-illustrated". The dataset was created for experimenting with historical document image classification.

## Dataset Structure

- Total size: 2,573 images
- Single train split
- Features:
  - image: Page scans from Encyclopaedia Britannica
  - label: Binary classification (illustrated/not-illustrated)
  - id: String identifier for each page
  - meta: Additional metadata including volume and edition information

## Source Data
- Source: National Library of Scotland's Encyclopaedia Britannica digital collection
- Years covered: 1768-1860
- Original format: Digitized page scans

## Labels
- Binary classification:
  - 0: not-illustrated
  - 1: illustrated

## License
CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{nls_britannica_2019,
  author = {National Library of Scotland},
  title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica},
  year = {2019},
  publisher = {National Library of Scotland},
  doi = {10.34812/cg4r-dn40}
}
```