The Arcanum (novel) - The Hall of Relics

The Hall of Relics

The Hall of Relics is part of Konstantin Duvall's secret annex located in the British Museum. It holds a range of items displayed on pedestals protected by globes of Venetian glass. The relics on display include;

• The remains of a mermaid, possibly of Atlantean descendancy (whose discovery Doyle was involved in).
• The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus
• The cursed skull of "Bluebeard" Giles De Laval (Doyle led the investigation of its discovery)
• The Robes of St. Francis of Assisi
• The Spear of Destiny
• The Book of Enoch