From the engraved tablet to the digital tablet, history of a fifteenth century music score

Ronan Gaugne (1, 2) , Françoise Labaune-Jean (3, 4) , Dominique Fontaine (5) , Gaétan Le Cloirec (3, 4) , Valérie Gouranton (6, 2)

1 UR - Université de Rennes
2 Hybrid - 3D interaction with virtual environments using body and mind
3 Inrap, Cesson-Sévigné - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives - Centre de recherches archéologiques de Cesson-Sévigné
4 CReAAH - Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, Histoire
5 Auteur indépendant
6 INSA Rennes - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes

This work illustrates the use of three different digitization techniques in order to study and valorize a 15th century engraved tablet discovered during a preventive archaeological excavation in the area of a former convent. The tablet is covered with engraved inscriptions on both sides, and includes a musical score. Digitization allowed for an advanced analysis of the inscriptions, and to generate a complete and precise 3D model of the artifact which was used to produce an interactive application deployed both on tactile tablets and website. The interactive application integrates a musical interpretation of the score that gives access to a testimony of intangible heritage. This interdisciplinary work gathered archaeologists, researchers from computer science and physics, and a professional musician.

Mots clés: Applied computing → Arts and humanities; CCS Concepts:; Music; Tangible Heritage; Photogrammetry; Intangible Heritage; Computing methodologies → Computer graphics Additional Key Words and Phrases: Digital Heritage; Archaeology; RTI; ICT technologies

Domaines: Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]; Musique, musicologie et arts de la scène; Héritage culturel et muséologie

Ronan Gaugne, Françoise Labaune-Jean, Dominique Fontaine, Gaétan Le Cloirec, Valérie Gouranton. From the engraved tablet to the digital tablet, history of a fifteenth century music score. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 2020, 13 (3), pp.1-18. ⟨10.1145/3383782⟩. ⟨hal-02574884⟩