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"The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague , known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey .
Auspicious symbols and motifs continue to be used in present-day China in industries, such as home textiles and clothing; they are also used in modern design packaging and interior design. [5] Some of these Chinese auspicious ornaments were also adopted by European countries during the era of Chinoiserie , where they became decorative patterns ...
He called these patterns "form constants" and categorized four types: lattices (including honeycombs, checkerboards, and triangles), cobwebs, tunnels, and spirals. [ 1 ] In 1988 David Lewis-Williams and T.A. Dowson incorporated the form constant into his Three Stages of Trance model , the geometric shapes comprising the visuals observed in the ...
The Gothic Earth Gazetteer is a supplement for Masque of the Red Death players which presents background and ideas for adventures, as well as a timeline of the setting from 1890-1899, and details on important events, people, and qabals. [1]
Masque of the Red Death is set on Earth in the 1890s in a setting called "Gothic Earth." [1] There is a strong connection to the supernatural as well as characters mentioned in legends and literature. For example, necromancers practice dark arts among the slave traders of New Orleans, while spirit creatures stalk the settlers of the American ...
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