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Lucy Bryson and Clem McCartney, Clashing Symbols? A report on the use
of flags, anthems and other national symbols in Northern Ireland,
Belfast: The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast,
1994, 196 pages, ISBN: 085 389 538 4
Brandt, Sue R., State Flags Including the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, New York, Franklin Watts, 1992
The least serious of the books that I have in my collection that purport to
cover the U.S. state flags. It's down to one illustration and one sparse
page of text that explains the symbolism and some of the state's history but
rarely anything about the flag's history. One example: It illustrates the new
Nevada flag (with "NEVADA" below the star rather than circling it) and
cheerfully states that the flag was adopted in 1929 with no clarifying
remarks. Jon Radel, 1995-OCT-21
Peter Diem Die Symbole Oesterreichs: Zeit und Gesichichte in Zeichen
Vienna: Kremayer & Scheriau, 1995
Several hundred pages (about 400 IIRC) filled with historical and
contemporary symbols, illustrated in colour and B&W.
A. Filcher, Drapeaux et Armoiries des Etats princiers de l'Empire des
Indies (Flags and Arms of the Princely States of the Empire of the Indies),
Dreux, 1984
Haban, Rita D., How Proudly They Wave--Flags of the Fifty States,
Minneapolis, Minn., Lerner Publications Co., 1989
This book goes through the states, giving each one 1 illustration (unlike
[smi75], which illustrates the flags at various
points in the state's history)
and about 2 pages of text. Unlike [bra92], it still
attempts to give a
serious history of the flag. John Radel, 1995-OCT-21
Neväus Clara, Svenska flagga: Historik och utveckling i praxis
och lagstiftning,Fran falttog till folkfest: Nordiska flaggor, fanor och
symboler, Udevalla, 1993
Nordervall, Per: "Modern Swedish Colours, Standards, Guidons and Command
Flags", Genealogica et Heraldica. Report of the 16th International
Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences in Helsinki 16-21 August 1984,
Helsinki, 1986
Shankle, George E., State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and
Other Symbols, rev. ed., New York, H.W. Wilson Co., 1941
This book was in print for a long time. There were editions in 1934 and
1938. The 4th printing of the second edition, which is what I own, came
out in 1951. For the flags and seals the author states that the contents
of the book simply reports the laws concerning the flag. Inspection shows
that this results in uneven coverage, from the 5 lines on the flag
of Kentucky to the 7 pages on the flag of Texas filled with detailed
regulations on what one could do with the Texan flag. A most useful
resource if you're looking for the pre-1940 legislative history of a
state flag. John Radel, 1995-OCT-21
Shearer, Benjamin F and Barbara S. Shearer, State Names, Seals, Flags, and
Symbols--A Historical Guide, New York, Greenwood Press, 1989
This book is a concious effort to update [sha41].
Its coverage is very similar, though greater editorial input has resulted in
somewhat
more even coverage, regardless of how verbose a given state legislature was
on the subject of their flag. John Radel, 1995-OCT-21
Smith, Whitney, The Flag Book of the United States--The Story of the Stars
and Stripes and the Flags of the Fifty States, rev. ed., New York, William
Morrow & Co., Inc., 1975
The earlier edition was copyright 1970. Probably still the best overall
reference (what can I say, Dr. Smith does good work), though it is naturally
missing all the recent changes. Makes a serious attempt to track the history
of the state's flag for each state.John Radel,
1995-OCT-21
