IIIF Illustration Detector

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What is this?

This tool automatically identifies pages containing illustrations, photographs, maps, and diagrams in digitized historical books. It uses a small AI model (2.5MB) that runs directly in your browser.

What counts as "illustrated"?

Engravings, woodcuts, lithographs
Photographs and artwork
Maps, diagrams, charts
Scientific illustrations

Not counted: Decorative drop caps, ornamental borders, printer's devices.

What is IIIF?

IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) is a standard used by libraries and museums to share digital images. A "manifest" describes a book's structure and image locations.

Finding manifests: Look for IIIF logos on library websites, or search "[collection name] IIIF manifest".

Confidence threshold

Adjust sensitivity: higher values = stricter classification (fewer false positives, may miss some illustrations). Default 50% works well for most books.

Accuracy

~95% accuracy on historical books. See model card for details.

Privacy: All processing happens in your browser. No images are sent to any server.

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Confidence Threshold:

50%

Show only illustrated pages

Pages

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