Art History and Market AnalysisAesthetic Perception and AnalysisDigital Humanities and Scholarship

Ruilin Wang, Lidia Pivovatova, Y. Ryan, Enes Yılandiloğlu, Mikko Tolonen

2026.1.30Digital Humanities Quarterly

DOI: 10.63744/s5tbtsghdxh2

Abstract

This study uses large-scale computational analysis to trace the reuse of decorative headpieces in eighteenth-century books. The results highlight how image variants reveal complex networks of printers and publishers beyond simple one-to-one ownership.

Citation format

WANG, Ruilin, et al. Image reuse in eighteenth-century book history: Large-scale data-driven study of headpiece ornament variants. Digital Humanities Quarterly, 2026, 19(4).