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Flying colors : a guide to flags from around the world / written, illustrated, and designed by Robert G Fresson ; additional text by Robin Jacobs.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Cicada Books Limited, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 109 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • cartographic image
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781908714466
  • 1908714468
Other title:
  • Colophon title: Flying colours
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Crosses and saltires -- Tribands -- Diagonals -- Pan-Arab colours -- Crescent moons -- Animals -- Stars -- Pan-African colours -- Bi-colours -- Red and white -- Suns and circles -- Red, white and blue -- Maps.
Summary: "By exploring the patterns, colors and crests of flags, we can learn all about the histories and aspirations of the countries they represent. Did you know that the flag of Nepal is the only one with more than four sides? Or that the flag of Mozambique features a book, a hoe and an AK47? Discover all this and more... Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of vexillology!"--Page [4] of cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 929.92 F887 Available 33111008937928
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 929.92 F887 Available 33111009296704
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

By exploring the designs of flags, we can learn all about the histories and aspirations of the countries they represent. Did you know that only the flag of Nepal has more than four sides? Or that the flag of Mozambique features a book, a hoe and an AK47? Robert Fresson's vintage-inflected illustrations shed fresh light on the wonders of vexillology.

Crosses and saltires -- Tribands -- Diagonals -- Pan-Arab colours -- Crescent moons -- Animals -- Stars -- Pan-African colours -- Bi-colours -- Red and white -- Suns and circles -- Red, white and blue -- Maps.

"By exploring the patterns, colors and crests of flags, we can learn all about the histories and aspirations of the countries they represent. Did you know that the flag of Nepal is the only one with more than four sides? Or that the flag of Mozambique features a book, a hoe and an AK47? Discover all this and more... Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of vexillology!"--Page [4] of cover.

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