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Remarks: Exhibition catalogue, contains a dozen flags from the collection: 18th c. guilds, 19th c. city militia, firefighters, choir, high-school, 20th c. sports societies Sokol, choir and 1977 city flag.

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Remarks: The Petra Sancta method, though not invented by the author himself (according to [neu77b]), was popularized in this book.

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Remarks: Petra Schön mentioned as editor.

This is a very nice booklet made as a catalogue accompanying an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Land Baden-Württemberg. The booklet covers the history of the establishment of the Land, followed by a chapter on the heritage in terms of arms and flags (with colour illustrations of hanging banners of the postwar Länder of Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern, and (Süd-)Baden. Then there is a chapter on the question of the name of the Land, including proposals (from the most serious to the amusing — Siamesia!). There are separate chapters on the coat of arms, again with various proposals illustrated in colour, followed by a chapter on the Landesfarben which covers the flag (two proposals illustrated in colour). Finally, there is a chapter on the current use of symbols in Baden-Württemberg. At a price of only EUR 6, this is a very attractive little publication.

Even more attractive perhaps, at least from a vexillological proposal, is the primary archival material made available on-line, with the possibility of inspecting material on the arms and flags of Baden-Württemberg on line.

Jan Oskar Engene, 21 Nov 2002

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Remarks: Available on line.

A graduate of The College of The Bahamas, Strachan — who also holds a B.A. in Business and Professional Management from Nova Southeastern University — got the idea for the book when, as a businesswoman, she frequently ordered flags from abroad and never seemed to get the same colour twice. That was more than 10 years ago and she’s spent a decade researching flag etiquette. What started out as a desire to set the record straight became a passion.

The book has a full page of photos that tell all — flags in prominent places flown incorrectly, mostly because of positioning. And there’s a glossary that would make you a star in Scrabble, terms like fimbriation, a narrow edging or border, often in white or gold, on a flag to separate the two other colours. As for the term fly, it’s not of insect origin when it comes to flag talk. It’s the half or edge furthest away from the flagpole. And regarding the right position for flying the Bahamian flag, it should be to the observer’s left and above all other flags. It should never be draped across a vehicle but if stuck by magnet to the roof a car as often seen around Independence celebrations, it should be displayed to the driver’s right.

Ivan Sache, 31 Aug 2008, quoting from The Bahamas Weekly

I got the book today and, to paraphrase Darth Vader, I find the lack of new (or accurate) information disturbing. The book itself doesn’t cite any legislation for the sizing or the colors. At this point, I do not think we can include any information from this book outright until we have confirmation from another source. A lot of conflicting or unconfirmed information and I do not know where to begin.
Zachary Harden, 30 Dec 2016

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Remarks: History of State symbolics of the Republic of Bashkortostan 1925-2002. Sec. authorship attributed to комиссия по государственной символике при Президенте республики Башкортостан.

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