The world encyclopedia of flags & heraldry : an international history of heraldry and its contemporary uses together with the definitive guide to national flags, banners, standards and ensigns

From ancient standards and ancestral shields to modern coats of arms and the flags of emerging nations - learn the fascinating language and visual vocabulary of arms, banners and ensigns that knots together the diverse strands of our history and brings alive today the colours and textures of a rich cultural heritage shared and revered by all the nations of the world.