| These dials are described in the book "Illustrating Shadows" and were made by the author, purchase the book on paypal here. ~ ~ ~ Some of my glass work (not sundial related) is here. ~ ~ ~ A great resource for stained glasssundials on the web is: www.stainedglasssundials.com ~ ~ ~ Some JPG pictures of dials in 3d (not the modern dot stuff, but using the old antique stereogram technique) ~ ~ ~ Some dials in CAD vrml, which you can rotate, also, there are full sundial virtual worlds here that you can walk around. |
| From the book . . . Durer's general model in use. Many CAD pictures are used in the book. |
| The author on the front cover of Home Power No. 87 working on his solar electric system |
| A shepherds dual gnomon dial |
| A polar dial with Italian lines |
| Some of my glass work (not sundial related) |
| A cube dial 4*4 wood and a rondel - horizntal, vertical, and meridian. |
| A paper pop-up dial vertical & horizontal! |
| A cube dial - polar, equatorial, and meridian |
| here for BASIC programs for these dials |
| click here for Cutting Shadows or Popup Shadows. |
| Sloped pillar globe dial |
| Sloped pillar globe dial - needs human activity |
| Gnomonless armillary dial - notes are here. |
| Bi filar dial |
| Capuchin dial |
| Nocturnal dials |
| This is page 2 - wood and PVC dials typical of book 1 |
| 2009 |
| h-dial and p-dial engraved with an EGX-20 engraving printer - see Illustrating More Shadows |
| here for DeltaCAD macros for these dials |
| vrml model of Durer - needs Cortona plug in June 12, 2007 |
PICTURES
Page 1 ~ of the author's sundials polar, horizontal, stained glass, meridian, capuchin, shepherds, vertical, durer, globe, cube,
decliners, inclined decliners, armillary, equatorial, etc. (concrete, glass, copper) - outside or long lasting.
Page 2 ~ fine detail yet less weather proof. (PVC, wood, etc)
Page 3 ~ artistic photos of the dials in book 2. Some are rather interesting or amusing. Some bad weather (snow) pictures.
and some of the author's stained glass non sundial work.
and some 3d JPG pics also here, and also here, of sundials, both real, and 3d CAD, just for fun.
and some antique or collectible dials in the author's collection
Page 1 ~ of the author's sundials polar, horizontal, stained glass, meridian, capuchin, shepherds, vertical, durer, globe, cube,
decliners, inclined decliners, armillary, equatorial, etc. (concrete, glass, copper) - outside or long lasting.
Page 2 ~ fine detail yet less weather proof. (PVC, wood, etc)
Page 3 ~ artistic photos of the dials in book 2. Some are rather interesting or amusing. Some bad weather (snow) pictures.
and some of the author's stained glass non sundial work.
and some 3d JPG pics also here, and also here, of sundials, both real, and 3d CAD, just for fun.
and some antique or collectible dials in the author's collection