Lara is chased all over Paris. This ice-cold lady interrogates Lara Croft about the death of her friend Werner von Croy.
Lara receives the notebook of Margot Carvier. Climbs out of a window, just in time for the police, and flees to an abandoned railway station.
Known references[]
04.01 – Two old scripts showing heraldry signs.[]
In Margot Carvier's room, Lara is looking at two old documents with heraldic symbols on them. The left one shows "Field of Cloth of Gold from 1520[1]". Most of the heraldic arms are known to me.
- On top
- The grand arms of the King of France
- The grand arms of the King of England.
- Then on the second row we see
- the duke of Bourbon-Vendome (Link),
- The duke of Suffolk (Charles Brandon),
- the count of St. Pol (Francis, count of Vendome),
- the marquess of Dorset (Henry Grey).
- On the third row I can recognize the coat of arms of Montmorency.
The other one shows a coat of arms roll that comes from the Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11th edition with unknown arms. Drawn by William Gibb. [2]
04.02 – Art nouveau lamp[]
Lara is looking at an Art Nouveau-style lamp. This is a reference to the later levels set in Prague. The lamp resembles a Tiffany lamp.
04.03 – Painting of Napoleon[]
- Painter: Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
- Made in: 1812
- Name: The emperror Napeoleon in his Study at the Tuileries
- On portrait: Napoleon.
04.04 – Photographs in frame[]
This is an easter egg! Read more here: Easter Eggs page
04.05 – Open book[]
An open book with a photograph of Victor Hugo (1802-1885) on it. He is known for his novel Les Misérables.
04.06 – Painting of a ship[]
- Painter: August Laschke (1815-1877)
- Name: Ship portrait of the Brigg PARTISAN von Ribnitz.
- Year made: c. 1870
- Original: http://www.fineartemporium.com/gallery-german.htm
04.07 – Painting of the second ship[]
- Painter: Lorenz Petersen
- Name: Ship portrait of the German Brigg MATHILDE
- Year made: c. 1861
- Original: http://www.fineartemporium.com/gallery-german.htm
04.08 – Painting of the third ship[]
- Painter: Benjamin Tindall
- Name: Ship portrait of the "Hellas"
- Year: c. 1858
- Original: http://www.fineartemporium.com/gallery-german.htm
04.09 – Painting of the fourth ship[]
- Painter: Oltmann Jaburg
- Name: Ship portrait of German Bark "Malvina"
- Year: c. 1860
- Original: http://www.fineartemporium.com/gallery-german.htm
04.10 – The couch[]
According to the Secrets guide, the couch is a "récamière". Named after the French Society hostess Juliette Récamier.
Récamier: a récamier has two raised ends, and nothing on the long sides. It is sometimes associated with French Empire (neo-classical) style. It is named after French society hostess Madame Récamier (1777–1849), who posed elegantly on a couch of this kind for a portrait, painted in 1800 by Jacques-Louis David. The shape of the récamier is similar to a traditional lit bateau (boat bed) but made for the drawing room, not the bedroom.[3]
04.11 – Books[]
In Margot Carvier's house, you can find a lot of books. One of the books looks like a Penguin book series. When I took a closer look, I saw that it was titled "The Island of Dr. Moreau" and written by H.G. Wells. This book may have been placed there with a specific purpose in mind because it has some connections with the proto-nephilim and alchemists.
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866–1946). The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, human interference with nature, and the effects of trauma. Wells described it as "an exercise in youthful blasphemy."[4]
04.12 – Two swans[]
- Artist: Walter Crane
- Name: Swan Rush and Iris
- Year: 1875
- Original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swan_and_Rush_and_Iris_wallpaper_Walter_Crane.jpg
The name Walter Crane in combination with the Récamier bed makes me think of the show Frasier. Frasier Crane and his brother are psychiatrists. It also makes me think of psychotherapy.
04.13 – Painting of France as a woman[]
- Painter: Eugène Delacroix
- Name: Liberty Leading the People
- Year: 1830
- Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Leading_the_People
This is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X. A woman of the people with a Phrygian cap personifying the concept of Liberty leads a varied group of people forward over a barricade and the bodies of the fallen, holding the flag of the French Revolution – the tricolour, which again became France's national flag after these events – in one hand and brandishing a bayonetted musket with the other. The figure of Liberty is also viewed as a symbol of France and the French Republic known as Marianne. The painting is sometimes wrongly thought to depict the French Revolution of 1789.
04.14 – Napoleon painting[]
- Painter: Jacques-Louis David
- Name: Napoleon Crossing the Alps
- Year: 1801
- Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Crossing_the_Alps
Is a series of five oil on canvas equestrian portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805. Initially commissioned by the King of Spain, the composition shows a strongly idealized view of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps through the Great St Bernard Pass in May 1800. It has become one of the most commonly reproduced images of Napoleon.
04.15 – Bottles of wine[]
In Margot Carvier's kitchen, there is a wine rack displaying bottles of wine with labels on them. If you look closely, one of them reads: "Chateauneuf du Pape" from the year 1748. This is an actual brand named after the town "Chateaunneuf-du-pape" in the southeastern region of France. What's interesting is that there are numerous references to the southeastern region of France throughout the game.
04.16 – Boxes and items[]
This area in Margot Carviers' kitchen contains names of the developers and their families.
This is an easter egg! Read more here: Easter Eggs
04.17 - Painting from Place the Bastille[]
- Painter: Edouard Cortes
- Name: Rue de Leon, Bastille
- Year made: 1925
- Original: https://rehs.com/edouard_leon_cortes_paris_part_1.html?page=26&key=57
It is a painting of Place de Bastille. Before 1789, the French Revolution, here was a fortress. In the French Revolution the fortress was destroyed and now it is a square.[5]
04.18 – Painting of Cafe de la Paix[]
- Painter: Edouard Cortes
- Name: Cafe de la Paix
- Year made: ?
- Original: https://rehs.com/cortes_virtex.htm?page=8&key=7
The café de la Paix is famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capuchines, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The Café is also the setting for the poem "The Absinthe Drinkers" by the Canadian poet, Robert Service. During the Belle Époque, visitors to the Café included Sergei Diaghilev, and the Prince of Wales and future King of the United Kingdom, Edward VII. The belle Epoque (1871-1914) is also a theme in AOD, related with themes as Cinematographe Lumiere, Jugendstil, Art nouveau. The poster of Belle Epoque can be seen in Cafe Metro.[6]
04.19 – Painting of Porte St. Denis[]
- Painter: Edouard Cortes
- Name: Porte St. Denis
- Year made: ?
- Original: https://rehs.com/cortes_virtex.htm?page=8&key=7
More information here. [7]
04.20 – Painting of Place St. Michel, Notre Dame[]
- Painter: Edouard Cortes
- Name: Place st. Michel
- Year made: ?
- Original: https://en.artsdot.com/@@/8XXTRQ-Edouard-Cortes-Place-Saint-Michel,-Notre-Dame
04.21 - Painting St. Denis[]
This painting was not used in the game. But can be still seen in the gmx.clz file.
- Painter: Edouard Cortes
- Name: Porte St. Denis
- Year made: ?
- Original: https://rehs.com/Edouard_Leon_Cortes_Porte_St_Denis.html
04.22 - Painting Rue Royale Madeleine[]
This painting was not used in the game. But can be still seen in the gmx.clz file.
- Painter: Edouard Cortes
- Name: Rue Royale Madeleine
- Year made: ?
- Original: https://rehs.com/Edouard_Leon_Cortes_Rue_Royale_Madeleine.html
04.23 – Poster[]
- Designer: Paul André Basset
- Title: “Unité indivisibilité de la République Liberté Égalité Fraternité ou la Mort”
- Year made: 1796.
04.24 – Map of north Europe[]
Behold, an exquisite depiction of a map portraying the North Atlantic ocean, crafted in the year 1601. This remarkable piece of cartographic artistry is the creation of the illustrious Abraham Hortels, also known as Ortelius[8], a Flemish/Dutch engraver and cartographer renowned for his exceptional works. This particular masterpiece is revered as the world's first atlas to be published under the distinguished Latin title, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum[9].
04.25 – Map of France[]
Displayed before us is a magnificent map of France, bearing the name "Galiae Supra Omnes," which was meticulously crafted circa 1638. The mastermind behind this stunning work of cartography is none other than the renowned Flemish cartographer, Joost de Hondt, more commonly referred to as Jodocus Hondius[10]. Hondius is celebrated for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for his efforts in reinstating the prestige of the works of Gerard Mercator, and for his captivating portraits of the illustrious Francis Drake. As one of the luminaries of the Golden Age of Dutch/Netherlandish cartography (spanning from the 1570s to the 1670s), he played a pivotal role in establishing Amsterdam as the preeminent center of cartography in Europe during the 17th century. (source: Wikipedia)
04.26 - Album Chas'n'Dave[]
In the paris1b.gmx.clz file is a picture with an album of Chas'n'Dave[11]. They were a British pop rock duo.
There is also a rather dirty joke ("Arse Attack") and a reference to the company EGG (LG).
Unknown references[]
04.27 - Radio[]
04.28 – Bag of Katies[]
There is a bag of Katie's. It could be name of a family member of one of the developers.
04.29 – Japanese room divider[]
I think it is an antique Japanese room divider. But I couldn't find the original.
04.30 - Unknown books[]
Some unknown books in the room of Margot Carvier.
One of the books looking very familiar book I couldn't found it.
04.31 - Unknown cookbooks[]
Some say these are references to a game Core Design made. But I couldn't find it.
04.32 – Cooking apron[]
The cooking apron is based on a postcart with kitchen stuff.
04.33 – Dishes[]
Some colourful dishes of unknown origin.
04.34 – Towel[]
The towel is based on a postcard. It shows us some popular attractions in England. Below on the right side looks a bit like the Westminster Abbey.
04.35 – Art nouveau stained glass doors[]
Two cabinet doors with an Art Nouveau motif on them. I couldn't find it on the internet
04.36 – Doormat[]
Trivia[]
04.37 - Window with rope[]
Outside the apartment of Margot Carvier, Lara would jump to the streets. There is a rope hanging out of a window. A nice detail but totally useless.
04.38 - Beta version of the journal[]
There can be journal book found in the paris1b.gmx.clz file. This is a beta version of the book of Werner von Croy, Lara would get (in a certain way, we all know.. ) from Margot Carvier. I found this out in the beta versions of the ingame cutscene on Tomb of Ahs website, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBvpjTRs-UQ at 3:35.
04.39 - Where lies Carviers apartment?[]
KTEB secrets guide states:
Like many things in this game, there’s a bit of mystery surrounding Carvier’s exact address: a screenshot from one of the AoD commercials shows the address on a blood-stained fax as ‘105 Rue Alphonse,’ which you will remember from a sign in the secret training area, the significance of which we will tell you more about later. However, this same fax is mentioned in the hidden text files as bearing the address ’17a Place St Sulpice.’
It makes more sense for Carvier to live at the latter address, since by this point Lara has travelled far away from the Rue Alphonse of the training area; there is also a lot more symbolism present in the second address. The name ‘Sulpice’ is mentioned twice in the poem Le Serpent Rouge, the title of which is familiar as being the name of Bouchard’s club in the Parisian Ghetto levels. Its first mention in the poem is in the 13th stanza titled ‘Capricorn’: ‘My emotion was great “DELIVER ME FROM THE MIRE” I said, and I awoke immediately. I haven’t told you in fact that this was a dream that I’d had this 17th JANUARY, feast day of Saint SULPICE…’
The second mention of ‘Sulpice’ in this poem is not immediately apparent; it appears, however, in the 10th stanza, which reads ‘Celestial vision for him who remembers the four works of Em. Signol around the Meridian line…’ The phrase ‘le serpent rouge’ itself is actually another name for the Meridian, the infamous ‘Rose Line’ that crosses the floor of the Église Saint-Sulpice church in Paris. This church was built in honour of Sulpitius the Pious, and Saint-Sulpice is also the name of almost 40 different French communes. The countless historical connections which are woven throughout Angel of Darkness would be enough to fill an entire library of books.
With TRAODSCU you can warp to the inventory level (INVENT.GMX) here you can grab the top part of the fax. On it, it says the address of Margot Carvier.
After analysing Google maps the location 17a Place St. Sulpice it is a real existing place.
- It is near Rue Bonaparte, which is named after Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I. In the apartment of Margot Cariver there are some art pieces of Napoleon.
- It’s also near the Church of Saint Sulpice, which links to: the poem of Le Serpent Rouge. Saint Sulpice church links also to the Knights Templar.
If you follow the Rue Bonaparte and mind the gab (The Seine) then you are at Musée du Louvre. Pointing the dots together.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold
- ↑ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39435/39435-h/39435-h.htm#ar125
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaise_longue
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Doctor_Moreau
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_la_Bastille
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Café_de_la_Paix
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porte_Saint-Denis
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Ortelius
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrum_Orbis_Terrarum
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodocus_Hondius
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chas_%26_Dave