Steampunk soldiers : uniforms & weapons from the age of steam

• Tác giả: Joseph A McCullough, Philip Smith, M Stacey
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1472807022
• ISBN-13: 978-1472807021
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 701.05 Philosophy and theory of fine and decorative arts
• Mô tả vật lý: 156 pages : , color illustrations ; , 26 c
• Bộ sưu tập: Kiến trúc, nghệ thuật, hội họa
• ID: 271918
• Chủ đề: 1. Art and technology; 2. Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This volume collects all of Vandercroft's surviving paintings, along with his associated commentary on the specific military units he encountered. It is a unique pictorial guide to the last great era of bright and colorful uniforms; 3. Military uniforms--19th century; 4. Military weapons--19th century; 5. Steampunk culture