A friend of Nicolas, banker in Paris and minor courtier.
Étienne Marcel *
Provost of the merchants of Paris
Charles Valois *
Dauphin during the captivity of King Jean (John) the Good; later to become King Charles V of France
Verdette
Daughter of Nicolas & Perenelle, b1353—d1398
Élise
Verdette’s nursemaid
Marguerite des Essars
Provost Marcel’s wife
Yvette Picot
Benoît Picot’s wife
Alaine Dubois
Verdette’s husband
—•——•— TODAY-2: POLYHYMNIA—•——•—
Verdette
Camille’s cat, a gray French Chartreux
Jacob Prudhomme
Gallery owner who exhibits David’s prints
INTERLUDE TWO, Perenelle & Nicolas Flamel
Musetta
Perenelle’s apprentice in her later years
Elita Pelletier
Landlady of house where Perenelle flees after taking the elixir
Tremeur Pelletier
Husband of Elita. A seller of manuscripts.
Perenelle Cantrell
Perenelle’s identity with the Pelletiers
Isabelle Leveque
Name used by Perenelle with Jean Petit
Jean Petit *
A miniaturist who was “Isabelle’s” lover
Jacquemart de Hesdin *
A master miniaturist with whom Jean studied
Philippe de Vitry *
A musician who was one of the first artists Perenelle “enhanced”
Giselle Boulanger
Name used by Perenelle with Philippe de Vitry
Jacqueline Fournier
Name used by Perenelle when she investigated Nicolas’ “death”
Didier Dubois
Perenelle and Nicolas’ grandson
—•——•— TODAY—3: EUTERPE—•——•—
No new characters introduced
INTERLUDE THREE, Costanza Bonarelli and Gianlorenzo Bernini
Costanza Bonarelli *
Name used by Perenelle with Bernini
Gianlorenzo Bernini *
Roman artist and sculptor
Matteo Bonarelli *
Apprentice to Bernini and husband of Costanza
Scipione Borghese *
Cardinal in Rome, patron of Bernini
Luigi Bernini *
Younger brother of Gianlorenzo
Antonio Marcello Barberini *
Cardinal and nephew of Pope Urban VIII
Abramo Maroncelli
Nicolas’ identity in this period
Urban VIII *
Current Pope, member of the Barberini family
—•——•— TODAY—4: ERATO—•——•—
Dr. Timothy Pierce
Nicolas’ identity in this period
INTERLUDE FOUR, Anna Giraud & Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Anna Giraud *
Name used by Perenelle with Vivaldi
Paolina Giraud *
A companion whom Anna calls her “half sister”
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi *
Musician and Anna’s lover
Carlo Goldoni *
A Venetian playwright, a contemporary of Vivaldi
Edward Braddock *
An English musician who was her lover in 1701
Calorgero
Vivaldi’s head servant of the household
Tommaso Ruffo *
The Cardinal-Archbishop of Ferrara
Lorenzo Ceribelli
A Monsignor, and Nicolas’ identity in this period
—•——•— TODAY—5: CLIO—•——•—
Beth Walters
Bob Walter’s granddaughter
Gina Palento
NYPD detective who was a friend and former partner of Bob Walters
Sally Treadway
Helen’s older sister
INTERLUDE FIVE, Marie-Anne Paulze & Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
Marie-Anne Paulze *
Perenelle’s identity in the time of the French Revolution
Jacques-Louis David *
Famous French painter who painted a portrait of Marie-Anne and Antoine
Antoine Lavoisier *
Perenelle’s husband during the French Revolution, executed 8 May 1794
Etienne
One of the Lavoisiers’ servants
Josette
One of the Lavoisiers’ servants
Maximilien Robespierre *
A leader of the French Revolution, and Nicolas’ identity in this period.
Joseph Louis Lagrange *
A mathematician spared by Antoine Lavoisier’s testimony
—•——•— TODAY—6: THALIA—•——•—
Dominique
A clerk at the Hotel de Notré Dame
Etienne
A man who feeds the birds in the Jardin des Tuileries
Charlene
Etienne’s deceased wife
INTERLUDE SIX, Emily Pauls & William Blake
Emily Pauls
Name used by Perenelle during this time
William Blake *
Poet and artist in Emily’s circle
Catherine Blake *
Blake’s wife
Percy Bysshe Shelley *
Poet in Emily’s circle
Mary Godwin *
Young woman in Emily’s circle, and Shelley’s lover
Harriet Westbrook *
Shelley’s wife
JMW Turner *
Artist in Emily’s circle
Lord Byron *
Poet in Emily’s circle
Augusta Leigh *
Byron’s half-sister, rumored to also have been his lover
John William Polidori *
The author of The Vampyre, Byron’s physician, and also Nicolas’ identity in this time
—•——•— TODAY—7: TERPSICHORE—•——•—
Mrs. Darcy
Camille’s next-door neighbor
INTERLUDE SEVEN, Gabriele Tietze & Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt *A painter in Vienna during the turn of
the century
Gabriele Tietze
Perenelle’s identity during this time
Pauline Flöge *
Eldest of the Flöge sisters; a dressmaker who runs a school for dressmakers in Vienna
Helen Flöge *
Second oldest of the Flöge sisters, married to Gustav Klimt’s brother Ernst.
Ernst Klimt *
Gustav’s brother and fellow painter
Emilie Flöge *
Youngest of the Flöge sisters: Klimt’s friend, sometimes model, and muse
Franz Matsch *
A friend of the Klimt brothers, who often painted with them on their large projects
Anton
Srna
A photographer, and Nicolas’ identity in this period
Andre
A street urchin Gabriele hires
Franz
Concierge at Anton’s apartments
—•——•— TODAY—8: URANIA—•——•—
Roger Compton
Gina Palento’s detective partner
INTERLUDE EIGHT, Anaïs Dereux & Charlotte Salomon
Anaïs Dereux
Perenelle’s identity during this time
Charlotte (Lotte) Salomon *
A Jewish artist and German refugee
Ludwig Grunwald *
Lotte’s grandfather, “Grosspapa”
Charlotte Grunwald *
Lotte’s grandmother, “Grossmama”
Alois Brunner *
Nicolas’ identity in this time, an SS-Hauptsturmführer
Alexander Nagler *
Lotte’s lover and husband
Ottilie Moore *
Owner of l’Ermitage
—•——•— TODAY—9: MELPOMENE—•——•—
No new characters introduced
—•——•— EPILOGUE, SARAH—•——•—
Ami Huang
A pianist
Sarah Miles
Perenelle’ identity during this time
Kristin Emerson
David’s second wife
Aaron Treadway
David and Kristin’s son
Michelle Treadway
David and Kristin’s daughter
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