The Steampunk Bible : : an Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, mad Scientists, and Strange Literature
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Includes index.
It's a clockwork universe, Victoria: measuring the critical mass of steampunk -- An imaginary voyage to the past: steampunk origins in Verne, Wells, and the industrial revolution -- 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: "Making," art, 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.
Discusses the steampunk movement in fiction, film, art, music, and fashion, tracing its history from Victorian science fiction novels and detailing its evolution into modern popular culture.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Visuals submitted by KOH on August 4, 2017, 9:02pm Worth it for the pictures and ideas
steampunk Bible submitted by avrogers1 on August 29, 2017, 8:28am This was such a fun book to look at! So many great photos and ideas shared in it's pages. I loved looking through it.
PUBLISHED
New York : Abrams Image, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780810989580
0810989581
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Chambers, S. J.
Boskovich, Desirina.
SUBJECTS
Steampunk fiction -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Steampunk culture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.