3D MODELING OF HERITAGE OBJECTS BY FRINGE PROJECTION AND LASER SCANNING SYSTEMS

The treasure of the Essen cathedral in Germany is one of the few collections of medieval art completely preserved in the course of history, including approximately 250 objects such as crosses, crowns, swords, statues, manuscripts, and reliquaries. These precious works of art show a great variety in size, shape, material, and complexity. In the paper, ideas and concepts for recording the manifold objects of the treasure by optical methods such as photogrammetry, fringe projection and laser technique are reported on. The measurement systems used are described as well as calibration aspects, difficulties of data acquisition and processing are mentioned, and virtual models of the treasure are presented.