From 3D Acquisition to Augmented Reality: the case of the Charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard, France)

Abstract

The charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard, France) was created by Pope Innocent VI in the XIVth century. Several times, it was transformed, like its church. Under the program 3D[Monuments] of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, this building was the place of campaigns of digital and photographic surveys. The goal was, in first, to reconstruct the current state of the building, then to propose a restitution of its post revolutionary state. A database which contained documentation, related to the 3D objects, was created. The development of 3D digital mock-up led us to think about the reliability of documentary sources. The site of the charterhouse has been selected as the testing ground for the study of documentary data uncertainty realized as a part of a doctoral thesis.