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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Published
New York, NY : Abrams Image 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff VanderMeer (-)
Other Authors
S. J. Chambers (-), Desirina Boskovich
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 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.