<div>I don't recall any reference to a red (or any other color) lining in the book, but I admit it's been a while.</div>
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<div>The most common book cover illustration seems to be the one that's still on the current Orb "Shadow & Claw" edition, which shows not merely a red, but a beautiful varicolored lining that in fact spills over the top in a frilly sort of collar. It also shows a great deal of shadow and lighting effects on the fuligin and has severian wearing a black (or fuligin) shirt. I've always thought this illustration was gorgeous and would love to have a large sized print of it, but I also have a distinct memory of the moment I realized it wasn't accurate (upon my 2nd or 3rd reading probably).</div>
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<div>There's a Japanese cover that I think is fascinating... it appears to be inspired by the painting referenced above, but with a really distinctive style : <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/78615114@N00/2481269054">http://flickr.com/photos/78615114@N00/2481269054</a></div>
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<div>Anyway, my 1 or 2 cents.</div>
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<div>-k</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Adam Thornton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adam@io.com">adam@io.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>On Oct 24, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Son of Witz wrote:<br><br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>I may be mistaken, but I seem to remember that there was some red embroidery on the cloack? Or was that on only on the mask?<br>
</blockquote>______________________________________________<br><br>I missed that if so.<br>_______________<br></blockquote><br></div>I imagine the lining as red, but that might be from one cover or another. I never imagined the exterior as ornamented.<br>
<br>For some reason "red embroidery on the cloak" makes me think of a mechanic's shirt, with "Leonard" or whatever stitched above the pocket. I love the idea of "Severian" being stitched on the cloak. Maybe it's like a bowling league shirt, with "Citadel Pin-Pushers" and the logo (a rose, a fountain, a bowling pin?) on the back? I need a weekend.<br>
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