Essential RenderMan®(2nd Edition) by IanStephenson Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 2007 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-344-4, ISBN: 1-84628-344-2
"This book provides a straightforward and easy-to-follow introduction to the basic techniques involved with using Renderman. Packed with illustrations and hands-on examples, it will serve as an excellent foundation, a good first step and overview of the program. The book explains how scenes are described; illustrates how to create surfaces, color, lighting, shadows, and depth of field using RIB and the C API; ..."
"The Viking Age began and ended in England. Its first act in AD 789 was a murder on a beach in Dorset; its last, some two and a half centuries later, was the crowning of a Dane in London as king of a united England. In between, the Vikings waged war on four continents; they besieged London, Paris and Constantinople, founded Russia and the Duchy of Normandy and very nearly snuffed out Anglo-Saxon England. Yet these days they are seen more ..."
"A fine softcover copy. 6.8"x9.6"x0.6"; 0.9 lb; 160 pages. As a result of the Battle of Hastings the late Anglo-Saxon army has had a bad press. But it also had its victories - Stamford Bridge and campaigns in Scotland and Ireland. Taking a close look at its history, organisation, tactics and equipment, Ian Stephenson concludes that the army in the late Anglo-Saxon state was a part of the mainstream of military developments in this era. M ..."
"This companion to the author's authoritative survey Roman Infantry Equipment covers the long period from the accession of Diocletian (284) to the death of Heraclius (641), of which the central event is the end of the Western Empire in favor of Byzantium. Systematically, Stephenson looks at the evolution of the different components of armor and weaponry—helmets, shields, body armor, the spear, blades and bludgeons, missile weapons, and a ..."
"Drawing on written records, coins, inscriptions, and other archaeological evidence, the authors present a detailed picture of how the Roman cavalryman and his horse were equipped."
Production Rendering by IanStephenson Hardcover, 302 Pages, Published 2004 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-85233-821-3, ISBN: 1-85233-821-0
"This representation allows to avoid explicit storage of the pointers to the two sub-
trees of each node (saving 8 bytes per node on a 32-bit architecture). Moreover,
in the photon map case nodes can be identified with photons, since the splitting ..."
"In the space of three centuries the Vikings went from being the scourge of Christianity to good Christian warriors. In the process they traveled to four continents, founded Russia, were the first Europeans to reach North America, created England and forged a great North Sea empire. As well as fighting for and against Byzantium, they also pillaged the Muslim world. While on continental Europe they besieged Paris and founded the Duchy of ..."
Hannibal's Army by Ian P. Stephenson Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2008 by The History Press Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-4121-4, ISBN: 0-7524-4121-3
"Despite the popularity of the Punic Wars as a subject and of Hannibal as an individual, the Carthaginian army has remained an ignored topic. This book sets out to redress the balance. It brings together for the first time a range of evidence, which not only outlines the history of the Carthaginian army during the period of the Punic Wars but that also describes the organization and equipment of the army. The evidence is also used to pla ..."
Zeppelins(1st Edition) German Airships 1900-40 (New Vanguard) by Charles Stephenson, Ian Palmer Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2004 by Osprey Publishing Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-84176-692-8, ISBN: 1-84176-692-5
"On 2 July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion - the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship. Although deemed a failure, a succession of better craft (LZ2 to 10) enabled the Zeppelin to expand into the consumer market of airship travel, whilst also providing military craft for the German Army and Navy. The years of the Great War saw the Zeppelins undertake strategic bombi ..."
Essential Essential RenderMan® Fast by IanStephenson 317 Pages, Published 2013 by Springer Science & Business Media ISBN-13: 978-1-4471-3800-6, ISBN: 1-4471-3800-7
"The Robot and Bear RIB files were originally created by Faan van Tonder and
Frederic Cervini during those classes. It also wouldn't have been the same
without Rob — even though he never got to read it. Further afield Seamus and
Dave at ..."
Essential RenderMan by IanStephenson 268 Pages, Published 2007 by Springer Science & Business Media ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-800-5, ISBN: 1-84628-800-2
"This second edition includes a new chapter on global illumination, and, with plenty of illustrations and hands-on examples, Ian Stephenson: gives an overview of RenderMan, explains how scenes are described, illustrates (among other things) ..."
"Author and historian Zeny Edwards has for many years been intrigued by William Hardy Wilson (1881-1955), a significant and enigmatic figure in Australian art. As curator of Eryldene, the National Trust property on Sydney's North Shore, she has experienced first hand the magic of his architecture. With access to Wilson's manuscripts, letters, photographs, sketches and prints, she has produced this biography of this extraordinary man. Add ..."
"Mushrooms are among the most intriguing and striking inhabitants of the natural world, as highly regarded for their distinctive flavors and uses in cooking and medicine as for their sometimes strange, often beautiful shapes and forms. Some are medicinal, others poisonous or even lethal. "Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World" is a well-rounded look at mushrooms, including their cultivation, ethnobotanical uses, and the fascinating ..."
"Mushrooms are among the most intriguing and striking inhabitants of the natural world, as highly regarded for their distinctive flavors and uses in cooking and medicine as for their sometimes strange, often beautiful shapes and forms. Some are medicinal, others poisonous or even lethal. Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World is a well-rounded look at mushrooms, including their cultivation, ethnobotanical uses, and the fascinating r ..."