Complete Flags of the World

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Comprehensive text explaining the significant elements of their design, colours, symbols, and insignia. Comprehensive text explaining the significant elements of their design, colors, symbols and insignia. Beautifully illustrated introductory spreads that trace the history of banners, standards, and flags and explain the terms used to describe them

FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: The Complete Handbook

A wonderful gift for flag enthusiasts! This guide to flags helps you identify flags and understand their symbolism. Learn about how flag designs have evolved over centuries and how to identify flags by their distinguishing features. This educational guide to flags details more than 400 examples and covers everything from geography, communications, politics, sport, history and art.

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Find intriguing stories and factoids on the design of country, province, state and special flags. Read how these flags are used as heraldic symbols, cultural and national emblems, and how designs and meanings have evolved. The perfect guide to vexillology for anyone interested in the origin, history, and symbolism of flags. Inside this flag book, you'll find:

Complete Flags of the World by DK | Waterstones

The appendix is a nice addition. It includes a collection of international flags, signalling flags, as well as a graphical explanation of the semaphore signaling system. Very comprehensive book, beautifully executed artwork on high quality paper and enough information about each flag to satisfy most readers with a casual interest in the subject. So why only three stars?Beautifully illustrated introductory spreads that trace the history of banners, standards and flags, and explain the terms used to describe them. This is the perfect guide to vexillology for anyone interested in the origin, history and symbolism of flags. Inside this flag book you’ll find: A wonderful gift for flag enthusiasts! This guide to flags helps you identify flags and understand their symbolism. Learn about how flag designs have evolved over centuries and decades and how to identify flags by their distinguishing features. This educational guide to flags details more than 400 examples and covers everything from geography, communications, politics, sport, history, and art.