The steampunk bible : an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature
VanderMeer, Jeff2011
Book
Steampunk is a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more.
Main title:
The steampunk bible : an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature / by Jeff VanderMeer with S. J. Chambers ; contributions from Desirina Boskovich ... [et al.].
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Imprint:
New York : Abrams Image, 2011.
Collation:
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
9780810989580 (alk paper)
Dewey class:
709.05
Language:
English
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BRN:
236881