TY - JOUR KW - AMBE KW - BBHE KW - Distorted image KW - ENHANCEMENT KW - Histogram equalization KW - MULTISCALE RETINEX KW - NMSE KW - PRESSURE KW - PSNR KW - Restoration of image KW - Retinex KW - SIMILARITY AU - MK Dutta AU - RK Sarkar AB - Images and artworks form an integral part of research and intangible heritage. However the images are not always available in a good condition. So restoration and enhancement of the degraded and faded images are very much essential to obtain accurate information from them. In this paper a comparative performance analysis of different Histogram Equalization techniques and Retinex based methods for the restoration of old and almost damaged artworks is presented. BT - Optik DA - feb DO - 10.1016/j.ijleo.2022.170201 LA - English N2 - Images and artworks form an integral part of research and intangible heritage. However the images are not always available in a good condition. So restoration and enhancement of the degraded and faded images are very much essential to obtain accurate information from them. In this paper a comparative performance analysis of different Histogram Equalization techniques and Retinex based methods for the restoration of old and almost damaged artworks is presented. PY - 2023 T2 - Optik TI - Application of Retinex and histogram equalisation techniques for the restoration of faded and distorted artworks: A comparative analysis VL - 272 SN - 0030-4026 ER -