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27th International Congress of Vexillology — London, England, UK, 2017

 27th International Congress of Vexillology — London, England, 2017

  Organized by The Flag Institute, on 7–11 August 2017.

 

The proceedings were published as Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of Vexillology, online at https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/meet/international-congresses/icv27-london/

 

Author Paper
Conference Programme
Report
Anne M. Platoff Little Leninists: flags, symbols, and the political socialisation of Soviet children
Tiago José Berg Vexillology with high school students
Edward B. Kaye American city flag redesign: A welcome change
Kevin Harrington Flags and the anniversaries of 2017: Myths, mistakes, misconceptions
Christopher Maddish Colour coding and new vexillological avenues for flag design
Pierre-Jean Guionin Album des pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives: From lithograph on paper to paperless digital
Victor Lomantsov Flags of trade union sport societies in the USSR
Sekhar Chakrabarti Variant of a political party’s flag doubling as the national flag: confusions and controversies
John Cartledge Red for danger
Ralph Bartlett Flags by King for country
Rachel Phelan What’s up with the big green flag? The conservation of the flag of the Irish Republic
Roberto Breschi A vexillological treasure in Florence: A story in three acts
Manuela Schmöger Kommunalflaggen.eu: A wiki about municipal flags
Scot Guenter Historical shifts and emergent paradigms: Tradition, ideology, sources of power and influence in flag studies
Alan Hardy Yellow everyone: The standard colour set, a common ratio, contrast and individualities
Cédric de Fougerolle Ex-libris and vexillology
Ralph Kelly A flag for the Empire
Ladislav Hnát Party flags, colours and logos in the 8th European Parliament
Thai Vexillological Society History of the Thai flag
Barbara Tomlinson Using and extending the flag collection at Royal Museums Greenwich
Marcel van Westerhoven Polder board flags: Requiem for a dream
Bruce Berry The beloved green and white: (White) Rhodesia’s search for a unique symbol of identity
Stoyan Antonov Flags of Bulgarian municipalities
Hervé Calvarin Doubts and certainties in vexillology
Jos Poels Where the Gambia River gives life: A tribute to Gambia’s flag designer Louis Lucien Thomasi
David Chkheidze The flags of contemporary Georgia
Aleš Brožek The survey of flags used by rowing clubs in the Czech Republic
Avelino Couceiro Rodriguez Cuba y Puerto Rico: Dos banderas … de un pájaro las dos alas [Cuba and Puerto Rico: Two flags… the two wings of a bird ]
Patrice de La Condamine Women and flags
Uroš Žižmund Two flags, two proposals: A new system of national and rank flags of Slovenia
Stan Zamyatin County flags of Ireland
Željko Heimer Historical origins of contemporary Croatian municipal flags
Tony Burton Budgie smuggling: Flag mayhem in Malaysia
Alain Raullet The third way of raising flags in Brittany
Roman Klimeš The Czech Olympic Committee and its symbols in 1912
Carlos Alberto Morales Ramirez Zoogeographic vexillology of North America: Exploring endemism in subnational flags
Nicolas Hugot A journey through constitutional vexillology: A survey of the constitutions of member states of the United Nations
Xinfeng Zhao The flags of Genghis Khan
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg Five rings to bring them all: A presentation of the Olympic flags
Attila István Szekeres The evolution of the Szekler flag in the last four centuries
Rob Raeside The development of the subnational flags of Canada
Aleksander Hribovšek The new Association flag and the flags of the officers (Heraldry Society of Slovenia)
Theun Okkerse The obverse-reverse paradox: Reading flags differs fundamentally from reading text

26th International Congress of Vexillology — Sydney, Australia, 2015

26th International Congress of Vexillology — Sydney, Australia, 2015

 

 

Flag Society of Australia Inc. (FSA)Organized by Flags Australia (Flag Society of Australia Inc.),

on 31 August–4 September 2015.

 

ICV26CoverThe proceedings were published as Proceedings of the
26th International Congress of Vexillology Sydney, Australia 31 August–4 September 2015 (Sydney: Flag Society of Australia Inc. [Flags Australia], 2022). Edited by A.C. (Tony) Burton; assistant editors, Ralph G.C. Bartlett and Ralph D. Kelly.

 

Author Paper
Overview & Contents
Jon Addison Looking to the Heavens: The Australasian League Flag of 1851
Ralph Bartlett Australia’s Boxing Kangaroo Flag—Whose Flag Is It?
Bruce Baskerville and Stephen Szabo Australia’s First? The History of the Bowman Flag Reconsidered
Bruce Berry “Zero to Hero”—The Role of the National Flag in Nation Building in Post-apartheid South Africa
Stephen Berry The Dead Hand of Copyright: Flagging an Issue
Tony Burton We Did But See Her Passing By… the 1954 Royal Visit and Its Impact on Australian and New Zealand Vexillology
John Cartledge Though Cowards Flinch: The History of the Red Flag as a Symbol of Revolt Against Repression
Sekhar Chakrabarti An Early 20th Century Indian National Flag: Remembering the Contribution of an Irish Lady 110 Years Ago
Edwin Crump The Black Flag and Video Game Vexillology
Fei Xing Flag Display in Traditional Chinese Architecture
Scot Guenter Images of the Land Down Under Redux
Željko Heimer Ten Years of the Dictionary of Vexillology
Aleksander Hribovšek Historical Errors Behind the Creation of the National Flag of Slovenia in 1848
Nicolas Hugot New Caledonia: A Preview of a Future in Suspension
Nozomi Kariyasu Japanese Service Ensigns in International Trade Across the Pacific
Ted Kaye Fiji’s New Flag: A Work in Progress
Ralph Kelly Flags and the Australian Military
Thomas Le Bas Flagpost: A Place for New Zealanders to Reimagine Their Flag, Together
Paul Lindsay Vexillology and Social Media: A 35-year Retrospective from Snail Mail to Facebook
Michel Lupant Belgian Royal Flags since Independence
Tracey Mee Flagging Australia: Claims and Identity
Malcolm Mulholland A New Flag for New Zealand?—The Consideration Process
Jan Henrik Munksgaard Admiral Hesselberg’s Book of Flags—An Introduction
Anne M. Platoff and Steven A. Knowlton Old Flags, New Meanings
Colin Randall An Olympian Flag Event
Alain Raullet Pardon Banners in Brittany
Mark Risby Flags of Van Diemen’s Land: Murphy’s Flag Charts
Manuela Schmöger Mapping Flag Usage in Munich, Germany
Gwen Spicer Display and Storage of Historical Collections: A Holistic Approach
Mike Thomas Flags by Design: Identifying Flags by Pattern and Colour
Marcel van Westerhoven Expressions of Regional Identity in the Netherlands Through Flags
Stan Zamyatin Flagscapes—A Natural Approach to Vexillology
Zhao Xinfeng Protocols for Flag Raising at Medal Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008
Exhibitions and Events—Registration, State Library of New South Wales, Burrows Flag Displays, Observatory Hill, Flags of the World meeting and Australian National Flag Day
Canberra—Capital Flags, Australian War Memorial and Annex, Parliament House, Flag Display at Lake Burley Griffin
FIAV General Assembly
Companion Tours—Opera House, Sunset Harbour Cruise, Northern Beaches, National Gallery of Australia, and Taronga Zoo
Closing Dinner and Awards
List of Participants (Delegates and Companions) and Sponsors

 

25th International Congress of Vexillology — Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2013

ICV25 Rotterdam 201325th International Congress of Vexillology — Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

 

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vlaggenkunde (NVvV)Organized by Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vlaggenkunde,

 

 

Stichting Vlaggenmuseum Nederland (SVN)Stichting Vlaggenmuseum Nederland, and

 

 

Stichting Vlaggenparade Rotterdam (SVPR)Stichting Vlaggenparade Rotterdam

on 5–9 August 2013.

 

ICV25coverThe proceedings were published as Proceedings of the
25th International Congress of Vexillology (Rotterdam: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vlaggenkunde and Stichting Vlaggenparade Rotterdam, 2016), edited by Marcel van Westerhoven.

Author Paper
Front Matter
René de Vries Keynote speech: Showing the Flag
John Cartledge Flags and Emblems of the British Republic 1649–1660
Art Néss Proano Gaibor Hidden History behind the Colorants of Banners
Ralph Kelly Colonial Signal Flags of Port Jackson
Dominique Cureau House Flags of French Shipping Companies
Dominique Cureau Pavillons des compagnies maritimes françaises
Geoff Parsons British Maritime Flags Flown in Portsmouth Naval Base
Annie Platoff A Shuttle Full of Flags: Use of Flags in the Space Shuttle Program
Scot Guenter Revitalized Flag Magic: Flag Retirement Rituals and the Power of Talismans
Tiago José Berg Geography and Vexillology: Landscapes in the Flags
Amy Langston The Truth in our Stars: The Symbolism behind their Use in Flags
Sekhar Chakrabarti The Ancient Symbol of Swastika: Its Distortion, Uses and Misuses
K. V. Singh Ancient and Epic Flags of India
Xing Fei The Study of Vexillology in China
Zhao Xinfeng Initial Study of Chinese Flag Culture
Marcel van Westerhoven Flags of Princely States in the Dutch East Indies
Edwin Crump Dreaming in Arcadia: Vexillological Relationships on Lord Howe Island
Michel Lupant Flags over Bermuda
Alain Raullet Ireland: 1 Island, 2 Flag Trends
Klaus-Michael Schneider Military Colours of Hamburg: Flags of the Armed Citizens from 1684 to 1817
Aleš Brožek The History of the Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Patrice de La Condamine The Migration of the Emblems through the Example of the Cross of Burgundy
Ralph Bartlett The Right Angle Tricolour
Roberto Breschi Little Known Flags of the State of Lucca
Hugh Brady Utility or Futility?: Revisiting Smith’s Vexillological Classification System
Christopher Maddish The Fraternal Flag Partners of Europe Major: A Meta-vexillological Classification & Study of Flags
Roman Klimeš The Cedar Tree—The Symbol of a Country
Zev Landes Presentational Flagging and Political Change in the Middle East
Jaroslav Martykán Flags in Somalia—Somalia in Flags
Theun Okkerse Points of View: Aspects of Flags and Flag Design
Buxin Han Colour on National Flags: Geography & Psychology
Manuela Schmöger Orange as a Political Colour
Ladislav Hnát The National Flag of Lusatian Sorbs
Pascal Vagnat Le drapeaux régionaux en France: histoire, utilisation, légalité et identités / Regional flags in France: History, Use, Legality and Identities
Andréa Nunes & Tiago José Berg Flags of the Touristic Cities in Sao Paulo State (Brazil)
Željko Heimer Ceremonial Flags of the Croatian Units of Local Government: A New Phenomenon Emerging from the People?
Pierre-Jean Guionin L’Album des Pavillons: change nr 6 and near future
Official Program
Participants

24th International Congress of Vexillology — Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 2011

ICV24 Washington DC 201124th International Congress of Vexillology — Alexandria, Virginia, USA

 

 

North American Vexillological Association-Association nord-américaine de vexillologie (NAVA)Organized by the North American Vexillological Association and

 

 

Chesapeake Bay Flag Association (CBFA)the Chesapeake Bay Flag Association

on 1–5 August 2011.

 

 

ICV24coverThe proceedings were published as Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Vexillology (Trenton, N.J.: North American Vexillological Association, 2011), edited by Scot M. Guenter.

The proceedings are also available online at NAVA’s website.

Author Paper
Front Matter
Scot M. Guenter Introduction
Peter A. Ansoff Sir Charles Fawcett Redux: The Historical Connection between the British East India Company Flag and the American Continental Colors
Ralph G. C. Bartlett Unity in Flags
Bruce Berry Stillborn: Flags Designed for the “Republic of KwaNdebele”
Jelena Borošak-Marijanović Sokol Flags: The Symbols of the Croatian Sokol Movement to 1914
Aleš Brožek Did the United States Influence the Czechoslovak National Flag?
Tony Burton Raising the Standard: An Argument from Design
Avelino Víctor Couceiro Rodríguez That Cuban Flag… The Original
Avelino Víctor Couceiro Rodríguez Aquella bandera cubana… la original
Patrice de La Condamine Flags of Constructed Languages
Patrice de La Condamine Les Drapeaux des Langues Construites
Jan Oskar Engene Four Forgotten Norwegian Ensigns
Arthur Etchells III Foreign Influences on the Development of Russian Military Flags
Francisco Gregoric The Flag of the City of Buenos Aires: Four Centuries of History
Francisco Gregoric La bandera de la ciudad de Buenos Aires: Una historia de cuatro siglos
Dale Grimes, Jr. Tattered Treasures: World War Two U.S. Navy Flags of Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Scot M. Guenter The Rise and Fall of Worldface: Social Networking, Stereotyping, and the Power of Flags
John M. Hartvigsen Utah’s Adoption of Two Legislative Measures Affecting the Utah State Flag
Kenneth Hartvigsen Picturing Flag Violence in Civil War Sheet Music: The Case of “Down with the Traitors’ Serpent Flag”
Donald T. Healy San Diego’s Indian Tribal Flags
Željko Heimer National Identity in the Political Party Flags in Croatia
Lee L. Herold Why Flags? Searching for an Essence of Flags
Sebastia Herreros i Agüí Catalan Modernism and Vexillology
Tadej Jakopič The 20th Anniversary under the Slovene Flag
Ralph Kelly Southern Cross Down Under
Roman Klimeš Gibraltar: The Rock with its own Symbols
Michel R. Lupant From the Trust Territory of the Pacific to the Federated States of Micronesia
Christopher Maddish The Mysterious John Hewson–Martha Washington Flag
Terri Malgieri Tapestries of Colored Lights
David B. Martucci The Standards of the Manhattoes, Pavonia, and Hell-Gate
Geoff Parsons & Michael Faul British Royal Standards 1199–Present
Anne M. Platoff Six Flags over Luna: The Role of Flags in Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
Jos Poels The Orange Pennant: The Dutch Response to a Flag Dilemma
Rob Raeside The Maritime Influence on the Municipal Flags of Atlantic Canada
Alain Raullet Following the Voice: The Eyes of Vexillology
Marcus E. V. Schmöger Political Party Flags of San Marino
Gwen Spicer & Alexandra Deutsch The Treatment of the 4th Regiment U.S.C.T. Civil War Flag
Suzanne Thomassen-Krauss Discoveries Made while Preserving the Star-Spangled Banner
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg On a Scale of 1 to 10
Marcel van Westerhoven Translating Coats of Arms and Emblems into Flags
Colophon
Back cover

23rd International Congress of Vexillology — Yokohama, Japan, 2009

ICV23 Yokohama 200923rd International Congress of Vexillology — Yokohama, Japan

 

 

日本旗章学協会о (JAVA) Nihon Kishōgaku Kyōkai Japanese Vexillological AssociationOrganized by 日本旗章学協会 / Nihon Kishōgaku Kyōkai / Japanese Vexillological Association

on 13–17 July 2009

 

 

ICV23 Yokohama 2009 CoverThe proceedings were published as Official Proceedings: The Twenty-Third International Congress of Vexillology (Tokyo: Japanese Vexillological Association, 2011), edited by Miru Takano and Zachary Harden.

Author Paper
Front Matter
Nozomi Kariyasu Speech at the Opening Ceremony
Michael Lupant Speech at the Opening Ceremony
Nozomi Kariyasu Flags of Former Colonies & Overseas Territories of the Great Powers
Ralph Bartlett Lands of the Rising Sun
Andreas Herzfeld Command Flags and Pennants of the Bundeswehr since 1956
Hiroyuki Innami An Outline of Japanese Vexillology
Tetsuo Kato The Development of the War Flags of Japanese Feudal Lords in the 12th to 16th Centuries
Jan Oskar Engene A Lesser-Known Norwegian State Ensign
Joost C. A. Schokkenbroek Nineteenth-Century Hand-Painted Dutch Ships Flags—A Case Study
Graham Bartram County Flags—Developments in British Vexillology
Akira Kumagai Flags of Higher Schools in Imperial Japan (Kyusei Koto Gakko), 1894–1950
Peter Orenski Controversial Indian Symbols on U.S. State Flags
Ralph Kelly Dragons, Traditions, Emperors and Revolutions: An Overview of Flags and Flag Changes in Asia
Gustavo Tracchia The Rainbow Flag of the Incas
Jan Henrik Munksgaard The Lion Flag—Norway’s First National Flag
Nozomi Kariyasu The History of Taegeuk Flags [of South Korea]
Michel R. Lupant Flags over Bhutan
Ted Kaye Redesigning the Oregon State Flag—A Case Study
Colin Randall Creating and Increasing Flag Awareness in the Community—A Case Study: The Flag Society of Australia in Newcastle, Australia
Miru Takano Flags of Hokkaido Charged with the Shining Polar Star—The Colonization Office and Hokkaido Municipalities
Alain Raullet The Voice of Vexillology
Željko Heimer Military Flags of the Zagreb Units in the Croatian Armed Forces
Tony Burton Token Totems—Flags of the Palio and Cultural Cross-Over in Flag Design
Victor Lomantsov Flags and Banners of the Orenburg Cossack Army from the 18th Century to Modern Times
Christopher Maddish The Grand Harmonious Flag Symmetry of Japan: An Investigation in Uncanny Flag Similarities
Emil Dreyer The Sun Symbols in Flags, Part I
Emil Dreyer The Sun Symbols in Flags, Part II
Emil Dreyer The Sun Symbols in Flags, Part III
Emil Dreyer The Sun Symbols in Flags, Part IV
Marcel van Westerhoven Local Flags Under Siege—Decline of a Centuries Old Tradition in the Netherlands?
Whitney Smith The Principles of Vexillology

22nd International Congress of Vexillology — Berlin, Germany, 2007

ICV22 Berlin 200722nd International Congress of Vexillology — Berlin, Germany

 

 

 

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flaggenkunde e.V. (DGF)Organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flaggenkunde e.V. and

 

 

Deutsches Historisches Museum (DHM)Deutsches Historisches Museum on 6–10 August 2007

 

ICV22 PrceedingsThe proceedings were published as Colours of History: Flags and Banners in the World: Proceedings of the XXII. International Vexillological Congress, FlagBerlin 2007 (Berlin: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flaggenkunde, 2009), edited by Gerd Vehres and Hans-Ulrich Herzog.

Author Paper
Front Matter
Michel R. Lupant Flags in the Cook Islands
Roman Klimeš Symbols of Guam
Edward B. Kaye American Indian Flags and the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Arnold Rabbow Black, Red and Gold: The Genesis of Germany’s National Colours
Günter Mattern Die Farben Schwarz-Weiß als mindere Reichsfarben [The Colours Black and White as Lesser Imperial Colours]
Alfredo Betocchi Origin of the Flag of the Venetian Republic
Robert Breschi Precursory Projects of the Regional Emblems in Italian Geopolitical Area
Aleš Brožek A Vexillological View of 1848—the Year of the Revolution in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown
Pascal Vagnat History of the Flags of Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz
Ulrich Zeiler Legal Stipulations concerning the Flags of the Free-State Saxony after its new Foundation in 1990
Whitney Smith The Ensignment of the Romani People
Ralph Kelly Has the Australian Flag Debate Ended?
Jonathan Dixon Flags of Australian Territories
Tony Burton Flagging Indifference—Emblems of the Adelaide and Barossa Germans in South Australia 1838-1972—Symbols of Authentic Patriotism and Citizenship
Jan Henrik Munksgaard The Reformation Promoted the Dannebrog
Kevin Harrington A Sense of Flags in Northern Ireland after the Accord
Kambhampati Senjeeva Rao About the Genesis of the Indian National Flag
Gerd Vehres Bundesstaaten—eine vexillologische Studie am Beispeil Deutschland [Federal States—a Vexillological Study with Germany as an Example]
Günter Strumpf Bären mit und ohne Krone—Die Berliner Stadtflagge 1861 bis heute [Bears with and without a Crown—the Berlin City Flag from 1861 to the Present Day]
Jörg Majewski Local Flags in Schleswig-Holstein
Jörg Majewski Die Kommunen in Deutschland und ihre Flaggen [German Municipalities and their Flags]
Klaus Günther Streifen, Wellen un Schneeflocken—neuartige Gestaltung von Kommunalflaggen in Rheinland-Pfalz [Stripes, Waves and Snowflakes—Novel Designs of Municipal Flags in Rhineland-Palatinate]
Erwin Günther Wappen und Flaggen in Ostpreußen, seinen Kreisen und Kreisstädten – gestern und heute [Coats of Arms and Flags in East Prussia, Its Districts and District Towns—Yesterday and Today]
Željko Heimer The Flags of Zagreb
Wolfram Mandry Kyffhäuser-Fahnen—Ein Relikt der Geschichte [Flags of the KyffhäuserA Relic of History]
Arthur William Etchells III The Swiss Guard of the Popes—Flags and Uniforms and Their Inter-relations: The Early Period 1506-1806
Emil Dreyer Flags of the Pope’s Swiss Guard since 1798
David Prando Red Dawn, Black Sunset: Victory or Death for Argentina (1958-1976)
Daniel Hohrath Die Sammlung von Fahnen im Deutschen Historischen Museum in Berlin—gestern und heute [The Collection of Flags in the German Historical Museum in Berlin—Yesterday and Today]
Jelena Borošak-Marijanović Flag-Shaped Badges: The Symbols of Countries in WWI
Sabine Sille Fahnen der Basler Berufsverbände und Fachvereine des 19. Jahrhunderts [Flags of the Professional Associations and Societies of Basel in the 19th Century]
Thijs van Leeuwen and Tom Bokhout Vexillology in the Netherlands
Jürgen Rimann and Marcus E. V. Schmöger The Car-Flags of the Federal-Border-Guard
María José Sastre y Arribas Vexillological Ancient Japanese Books in the Library of the “Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid”
Andreas Herzfeld Die Zukunft der Rimann’schen Autoflaggensammlung [The Future of the Rimann Car Flag Collection]
László Balogh The Flag Museum of Budapest and the Hungarian Flag Society
Valeria Nezgovorova Gift Banners of 1923 Party’s Anniversary Ceremonial and Symbolics
Kevin Harrington Who Let the Bears on? An Essay in Urso-Vexillology
Jaroslav Martykán Dr. Michael Meinecke’s Contributions to the Research on Muslim Vexillology
Aleš Brožek 1979–2003—25 Years of Flag Book and Chart Publication
Ivan Sarajčić Flag Identifier—Flag Identifying Tool and Vexillological Database
Alexandru Dan Mandru Moral Concepts Surrounding Flags—An Analysis
Marcus E. V. Schmöger Vexillologie—ein linguisticher Ansatz [Vexillology—A Linguistic Approach]
Peter Orenski Vexilogorrhea—A Culturally Determined Amerikanische Flaggensünde [American Vexillological Sin]
Dong Lin Twenty Principles for the National Flag Design
Ralph G. C. Bartlett Good Flag—Bad Use
Scot M. Guenter Culture Wars, Divided Nation—Battles for Semiotic Control of the American Flag in the Twenty-first Century
Rob Raeside Public Interest in Vexillology—Questions from the Public 1999–2006
Minutes of the Twentieth Session of the FIAV General Assembly—August 7, 2007

21st International Congress of Vexillology — Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2005

ICV21 Buenos AIres 200521st International Congress of Vexillology — Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

 

Asociación Argentina de Vexilología (AAV)Organized by Asociación Argentina de Vexilología and

 

 

Fundación Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Culturales (CIDEC)Fundación Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Culturales on 1–5 August 2005

 

 

ICV21 Buenos Aires 2005 VexilbairesThe proceedings were published as Vexilobaires 2005: Comunicaciones del Congreso Internacional de Vexilología XXI = Proceedings of the XXI International Congress of Vexillology (Buenos Aires: Asociación Argentina de Vexilología, 2009) edited by Francisco Gregoric.

Author Paper
Front Matter
Graham Bartram Obscure British Flags: So Many to Choose From
Bruce Berry Moving Towards a New South African Vexillological Typology: The Flags of the Six New Metropolitan Councils
Tony Burton Tjuringa Dreaming: Revolutionary Flags of the Australian Aboriginals: Heralds of Change 1971-1997
María Cristina Fernández La Bandera de la Provincia de Salta: La Historia, Le Geografía y La Cultura, Una Significativa Conjunción [The Flag of the Province of Salta: A Significant Conjunction of History, Geography, and Culture]
Aníbal Gotelli La Bandera Argentina: De Varsovia a Buenos Aires. 10 Anos Después [The Argentine Flag: From Warsaw to Buenos Aires, 10 Years Later]
Francisco Gregoric The Design of the Sun of the Argentine Flag (History—Legislation— Proposals)
Scot Guenter Simulations: Flags, the Internet, and Emergent Technologies
Kevin Harrington Flag Development and Regional Parallelism: The Canadian Prairies and the Argentine Pampas
Željko Heimer The Naval Flags on the Eastern Adriatic
Sebastia Herreros i Agüi La Bandera de La Ciudad de Barcelona 1991-2005 [The Flag of the City of Barcelona, 1991-2005], Part I
Sebastia Herreros i Agüi La Bandera de La Ciudad de Barcelona 1991-2005 [The Flag of the City of Barcelona, 1991-2005], Part II
Andreas Herzfeld Flag Use in German Colonies
Edward B. Kaye Encuesta del 2004: Banderas de Ciudades de Los Estados Unidos de América
Edward B. Kaye The American City Flag Survey of 2004
Ralph Kelly Caudillos, Coups, Constitutions, and Changes: An Analysis of Flag Changes in Latin America
Roman Klimeš Lesser-Known Flags and Coat of Arms: Symbols of the Island Groups of Scotland
Michel R. Lupant South India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka: A Vexillological Trip
Julio Mario Luqui-Lagleyze and María Cristina D’Andrea La Bandera del Regimiento No 7 de Infantería “Libertos” 1813-1816 [The Flag of the 7th “Liberty” Infantry Regiment, 1813-1816]
Juan Manuel Pena and José Luis Alonso Bandera de Los Negros de La Época de Rosas [The Flag of the Blacks in the Rosas Era]
Alberto Rubén Perazzo Origen de Nuestro Colors: Azul Celeste y Blanco [The Origin of Our Colors, Sky Blue and White]
Lucien Philippe Flags of Political Parties and Movements in Madagascar from the Colonization until Independence
David Prando Las Antiguas Banderas Provinciales de la Argentina (1815-1888) [The Old Provincial Flags of Argentina, 1815-1888]
Whitney Smith Flagpoles
Jiří Tenora Le Cabinet des Drapeaux: Berlin [The Cabinet of Flags in Berlin]
Gustavo Tracchia The Sun of May (Argentina 1810-1818)
Rafael Alberto Yates Sosa Uso de Las Banderas en La Antigua Mesoamérica [The Use of Flags in Ancient Mesoamerica]

20th International Congress of Vexillology — Stockholm, Sweden, 2003

ICV20 Stockholm 200320th International Congress of Vexillology — Stockholm, Sweden

 

 

Nordisk Flaggselskap (NF) Nordisk Flagselskab Nordiska Flaggsällskapet Norræna Fánafélagið Pohjoismaiden Lippuseura Organized by Nordisk Flaggselskap / Nordisk Flagselskab / Nordiska Flaggsällskapet / Norræna Fánafélagið / Pohjoismaiden Lippuseura from 27 July to 1 August 2003

 

 

ICV20 cover The proceedings were published as Proceedings of the XX International Congress of Vexillology (Bergen: Nordic Flag Society, 2004) edited by Jan Oskar Engene.

Author Paper
Front Matter
Jan Oskar Engene Flags of the XX International Congress of Vexillology
Lars C. Stolt Marcia Vexillum—Vexillology and Military Marches
Ralph G. C. Bartlett Wine, Women and Flags: The Birth of a Colonial Ensign
Tom C. Bergroth Flying National Colours in a Grand Duchy under the Imperial Double-Headed Eagle: A Short Survey of the Development of the Finnish Colours in the 19th Century
Bruce Berry and Edward Watson Flags of the South African Department of Defence: 1994 and Beyond
Jelena Borošak-Marijanović The Collection of Flags and Streamers at the Croatian History Museum and Its Symbolism
Roberto Breschi Flags in Italy Under Napoleon’s Rule
Aleš Brožek Search for the Symbols of the Ústecký Region
Antony Burton Golden Ochre, Blue Down Under
Magnus Bäckmark Banners in Heraldic Art
Jan Oskar Engene Notes on the Flags of Danish Trading Companies, 1616–1843
Arthur W. Etchells The Flags of the Finnish Civil War 1918: A Vexillological Survey
Andriy Grechylo Contemporary Flags of the Ukrainian Regions: Old Traditions and New Designs
Dov Gutterman Sub-national Flags of Israel
Željko Heimer The Croatian County Flags
Kevin Harrington Colours, crosses or cow-horns? Nordic elements in the design of some North American flags and emblems with an overview of the use of Scandinavian flags in Canada and the U.S.A.
Andreas Herzfeld National Symbols Under German Occupation During World War II: White Russia, North Caucasus and Greece
Heikki Harjalainen and Kari K. Laurla Finnish Scout Colors
Edward Kaye Flags over Antarctica
Mason Kaye The Flags of Portland, Oregon (1916-2002)
Ralph Kelly The Art of Flags
Peter Pavel Klasinc Die Fahne Sloweniens—einst, heute, morgen [The Flag of Slovenia—Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow]
Michel Lupant Emblems of the State of Katanga (1960–1963)
Jan Henrik Munksgaard Metal Vexilla on Viking Ships
Magdalena Piwocka A Collection of Historic Flags at the Wawel Royal Castle, Cracow
Rob Raeside FOTW: The Ultimate Vexillological Encyclopedia or an Ephemeral Web Site?
Marcus E. V. Schmöger The Roman Vexillum
Władyslaw Serwatowski Was Antonio Gaudi i Cornet (1852-1926) a Vexillographer?
Whitney Smith The Union Mark
Ronald C. Strachan Australia’s Icon Flag Pole, Canberra, A.C.T.
Barbara Tomlinson The Virtual Battle: Flags in Georgian Marine Paintings

19th International Congress of Vexillology — York, England, 2001

ICV19 York 200119th International Congress of Vexillology — York, England

 

 

The Flag Institute Former FlagOrganized by The Flag Institute

 

 

ICV19 York Proceedings coverThe proceedings were published as The XIX International Congress of Vexillology, York, 23–27 July 2001: Proceedings (Kingston-upon-Hull: Flag Institute, 2009).

The proceedings are also available online at the Flag Institute’s website.

Author Paper
John Hall Contents and Foreword
Michael Faul About the Congress
Bruce Nicolls Britannia’s Banners—An Outline of the Development of British Naval Flags
Gus Tracchia Chart: “Flags in Argentina”
Bruce Berry Royal Standards of Southern Africa
Emil Dreyer Flags of the Canton of Vaud 1798–1848
John Moody Past Attempts to Change the New Zealand Flag
Roberto Breschi Small and Very Small States in Italy that Lasted beyond 1700—A Vexillological Survey
Philip Rendle Cornwall—the Mysteries of St. Piran
Jaroslav Martykán Decorative Motifs Used on the Ottoman Flag Finials
Whitney Smith “One Nation Under God”: The Crusade to Capture the American Flag
Michel Lupant Trip around the World
Mason Kaye Maps on Flags
Philippe Rault New Flags for an Ancient Country (Brittany/Bretagne/Breizh) [Bannielou nevez evit ur vro gozh]
Robin Ashburner Flags in Wales
Aleš Brožek Symbols of Czech and Slovak Political Parties after the “Velvet Revolution”
Sebastia Herreros i Agüí The International Brigades in the Spanish War 1936–1939: Flags and Symbols
Graham Bartram The Story of Scotland’s Flags
Andreas Herzfeld Flags and Logos of International Sports Federations, Associations and Organizations
John Purcell The Centennial of Ohio’s Flag: From Obscurity to Esteem
Teodoro Amerlinck y Zirion The Origins of the Mexican Flag
Barrie Kent Flag Signalling at Sea
Lorenzo Breschi A Century of Changing Colours on National Flags
David Loades Tudor Flags
Ralph Bartlett Stamping a Nation’s Image: Currency & Stamps—Australia’s Centenary of Federation
Scot Guenter Flag Tattoos: Markers of Class & Sexuality
Barbara Tomlinson Chivalry at the Poles: British Sledge Flags
Frans Smits Dutch Orange Regimental Flags
Dieter Linder The “Höhere Kommunalverbände” [higher associations of local governmental bodies] in Germany
Lucien Philippe The Flags of the Political Parties of Senegal
Armand du Payrat L’Album des Pavillons
Marcus Schmörger Flags in Comics: The Case of Asterix the Gaul (This paper was omitted due to copyright issues.)
Group Photo of Participants

18th International Congress of Vexillology — Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1999

ICV18 Victoria 199918th International Congress of Vexillology — Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

 

 

The Canadian Flag Association (CFA) L'Association canadienne de vexillologieOrganized by The Canadian Flag Association / L’Association canadienne de vexillologie and

 

 

 

North American Vexillological Association-Association nord-américaine de vexillologie (NAVA)North American Vexillological Association on 28July–2 August 1999

 

 

ICV18 Proceedings 1999 CoverThe proceedings were published as Flags from Sea to Sea: The Proceedings of the XVIII International Congress of Vexillology, Victoria, B.C., Canada, July 28–Aug. 3, 1999 (Toronto: Canadian Flag Association = L’Associaiton canadienne de Vexillologie, 2001) edited by Kevin Harrington.

Author Paper
Robert Watt The Flag of Nunavut: Public Process and Cultural Considerations
Teodoro Amerlinck y Zirión Insignes et Symboles de Pouvoir du Premier au Second Empire Mexicain et leurs antécédents historiques [Badges and Symbols of Power of the First and Second Mexican Empires and Their Historical Antecedents]
Kevin Harrington Newfoundland’s Flag—The Union Jack and the Contenders
David Martucci Technology to the Rescue! Maine’s First State Colours
Ray S. Morton Early American Naval Flags and Signals
Harry Oswald Cannery Flags: The British Columbia Salmon Canneries
John M. Purcell U.S. Civic Flags in Conflict with the Courts
Bruce Berry and Theo Stylianides Vexistats: A Statistical Overview of the Colours, Symbols and Designs of National Flags in the 20th Century
Mason Kaye Tribar Flags: A Survey and Analysis
Ralph G. C. Bartlett Australia’s Vice-Regal Legacy
F. G. Brownell Flags of the Uniformed and Other Services in the Former African “Homelands” of South Africa
José Luis Brugués La Bandera de Espana [The Flag of Spain]
A. P. Burgers Vexillology of the Anglo-Boer War—Boer Flags
Scot M. Guenter Royal, Aristocratic, and Ministerial Standards in Brunei Darussalam: Legacies of Istiadat in a Changing Society
Andreas Herzfeld Space Vexillology: Thirty Years After the First Moon Landing
Ralph Kelly Remembrance of War
Michel R. Lupant Departmental Flags of Hong Kong
Simone de Rham A Very Old and Very Modern Flag—The Swiss Cross
María José Sastre y Arribas Cartografia Antigua y Vexilologia [Ancient Maps and Vexillology]
Whitney Smith Flag Abuse
Adrian Strickland Flag Finials: Are They of Interest to Vexillologists?
Jirí Tenora Les Symboles Vexillologiques Tcheques et Tchechoslovaques au cours des Périodes de Transition [Czech and Czechoslovak Vexillological Symbols during Periods of Transition]