Category: Vexillology
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Good Rules for Good Flags
There are lots of flags in the world. Not only are there some 200 countries (depending on how you count!), but oftentimes states, provinces, and cities are given their own flags, not to mention international organizations and groups of people with a common identity! All of these flags possess a wide range of designs, some…
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What is Vexillology?
Vexillology is the scholarly study of flags. The term, coined in 1957, comes from the Latin word vexillum, a kind of flag from Roman cavalry. Before this time period, flag studying was considered a part of heraldry (the study of armorial bearings). Similar to “vexillology”, the term vexillography refers to the art of designing and…