Kernel based pattern analysis methods using eigen-decompositions for reading Icelandic sagas

We want to test the applicability of kernel based eigen-decomposition methods, compared to the traditional eigen-decomposition methods. We have implemented and tested three kernel based methods methods, namely PCA, MAF and MNF, all using a Gaussian kernel. We tested the methods on a multispectral image of a page in the book 'hauksbok', which contains Icelandic sagas.