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Armorial Banners for U.S. States: A Proposal for Flag Designs
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Authors/contributors
- Knowlton, Steven A. (Author)
- Cantwell, Laureen P. (Author)
Title
Armorial Banners for U.S. States: A Proposal for Flag Designs
Abstract
Among the most common motifs in U.S. state flag design is the placement of a state seal or achievement of arms on an undivided field. Vexillographically speaking, however, sigillary flags fail the tests of distinctiveness and visibility. As an exercise in flag design that may prove both vexillologically and heraldically sound, as well as more politically palatable than a de novo design, we present the designs for armorial banners of U.S. states – both in square form and in the 2:3 ratio likely to be used if a state were to adopt an armorial banner as its state flag.
Publication
Flag Research Quarterly
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Date
June / Juin 2013
Volume
1
Issue
2, No. 2
Pages
1, 3-7
Journal Abbr
FRQ
ISSN
2334-4407 / 2474-1884
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) / International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
open access
Extra
[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Knowlton, Steven A., and Laureen P. Cantwell. 2013. “Armorial Banners for U.S. States: A Proposal for Flag Designs.” Flag Research Quarterly 1 (2, No. 2): 1, 3–7. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/FRQ_002_2013.pdf#page=1.
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