The steampunk bible : an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature

The steampunk bible An illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature

Jeff VanderMeer

Book - 2011

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Subjects
Steampunk fiction > History and criticism.
Steampunk culture > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Steampunk culture > Pictorial works.
Published
New York, NY : Abrams Image 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff VanderMeer (-)
Other Authors
Selena Chambers (-), Desirina Boskovich
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780810989580
  • Introduction
  • An imaginary voyage to the past: steampunk origins in Victorian imagination and innovation
  • Clanking metal men, Baroque airships, and clockwork worlds
  • The fiction, illustrated narratives, and story behind the stories
  • From Forevertron to the Raygun rocketship and beyond: art, "making," craftsmanship, and aesthetic legitimacy
  • Hair stays, goggles, corsets, clockwork guitars, and imaginary airships:
  • Fashion, accessories, music, and the steampunk subculture
  • Magic lanterns, robot armies, giant tuning forks, and perambulating castles: steampunk movies and television
  • The future of steampunk: will clockwork gears, mechanical corsets, and dirigibles be enough?
  • Resources
  • Index.

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