Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani
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 Or semy of strawberry plants, slipped, leaved, and fructed proper, a unicornate horse couchant reguardant vert and for augmentation, on a sinister canton azure four crescents conjoined in saltire horns outward argent. | ||||||||||
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Baroness Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani, OL, OP, is the Baroness of the Angels and a member of the Griffin Freehold.
Flavia was highly active before and during the birth of the Kingdom of Caid. At that time, she was known as "Bjo of Griffin." Many historical pages on this site refer to her by that name.
Persona
Maestra Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani is a Genoese merchant baroness who traveled with her uncle to the great trade markets of the Middle East. Since businesswomen are accepted in her part of the world, she started her own dye trade, gathering all sorts of fabric and dyeing materials from Aleppo to Genoa. It was, of course inevitable that she would one day cross paths with a handsome Welsh merchant (John ap Griffin). Their mutual love of merchanting, travel and each other has led to a thriving business and wonderful marriage of many years. They maintain two homes, one in Genoa and one in Constantinople. They have two daughters: Lady Kathryn du Griffin, who is a talented graphic artist, and Dame Lorissa du Griffin, who had the distinction of being the SCA's youngest monarch as a 10-year-old Princess of Caid.
Offices & Positions
- First Chirurgeon in the SCA.
- Founding Chancellor of Collegium Caidis.
- Founding editor of The Crown Prints.
- First Kingdom Chronicler, Kingdom of Caid, 1974 to 01/1981
- Second Chirurgeon, Principality of Caid, 09/1975-9/1978
- Merchant steward for SCA's Twentieth Year Celebration
- Merchant steward for SCA's Twenty Fifth Year Celebration
- Merchant steward (with John ap Griffin) for Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium 2007
- Tenth Baroness of the Angels with John ap Griffin, 09/13/2008-present.
Projects & Publications
Scrolls
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County | Edward Senestre and Mora de Buchanan |
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Ducal | Edward Senestre and Mora de Buchanan |
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Laurel scroll before calligraphy | Neptha of Thebes |
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Laurel | Neptha of Thebes |
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Detail of Laurel | Neptha of Thebes |
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Viscountess | Lorissa du Griffin |
Shield Painting
Shield painting for Kolfinna kottr
Shield painting for HRM Kolfinna
More Info
- John and Flavia operate Griffin Dyeworks offering quality dyes and fiber tools, such as natural dyes, earth oxides and dye pigments, as well as roving, yarns, threads, drop spindles,lucets, nålbinding needles, kumihimo forms, silk scarves, dyepots, and many other useful items. Our goal is to serve the needs of spinners, dyers, weavers, felters, knitters, and other fiber artists.
