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Remarks: Online information and presentation.

Thus book contains the history of the development of the Slovenian flags and coats of arms, with lots of images, but also it seems that it includes rather large part on the Jelinčič’s ideas how the new symbols (not only flags and coats or arms, but military insignia and orders) should look like.

Looking briefly at the several pages from the book, I get a feeling that it should be rather interesting and should include a lots of valuable material, however, it seems to me that at least some of the text should be taken with a grain of salt, showing a bit of his odd political views.

(For example, on the page on Slovenian flags used by partisans in WWII, he seems to imply that the “Russian” tricolour was preffered by them because of the connection with communist Russia — although the the time the Russian tricolour was not used by Russians/Soviets for several decades and the link is quite questionable.)

The book seems to be also a planned move in view of the incomming Slovenian elections and was promoted by the chaiman of the Slovenian parliament.

Željko Heimer, 29 Aug 2008

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[zLb99]

Full title: Полкові та сотенні печатки Ніжинського полку (у збірці філії Державного архіву Чернігівської області в місті Ніжині) | Polkovị ta sotennị peĉatki Nịẑinshkogo polku (u zbịrcị fịlịị̈ Derẑavnogo arqịvu Ĉernịgịvshkoị̈ oblastị v mịstị Nịẑinị)

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[zma71]

Remarks: Almost impossible to find in second hand book shops.

This book can be considered the “bible” of Croatian heraldry, listing the principles and charges of heraldry in Croatian and of Croatian family coats of arms. Contains some 20 black and white tables illustrating the concepts and charges used on coats of arms. Also, basics of sfragistics and genealogy are presented. No direct vexillologic contents in this issue, but see [zma96].
Željko Heimer, 09 Jul 2000

[zma96]

Remarks: Second richly enlarged and illustrated in colours issue of [zma71]. Can be found in Second hand book shops, but is not cheap.

In addition to the text and black and white illustrations of the 1st issue, here are added a number of new illustrations in colours, additions regarding the new state arms (since last issue Croatia gained independence), the terminologic dictionary of heraldic expressions (Croatian-German-Italian), summaries in German, English and Italian, and bibliography lists are enlarged. The part regarding the basics of vexillology is added (12 pages).
Željko Heimer, 09 Jul 2000

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Remarks: This is source "N" of [sig12].

It looks like the simple flags of today’s nations kind of thing. Does anyone have it and an opinion if it has more than this, like earlier national flags or some history behind them? Thanks.
John Fetzer, 23 Abr 2002

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[zna01]

Remarks: Hard cover.

Some errors of the American edition were corrected, but the book is nevertheless not without error.
Jens Pattke, 14 Jun 2001

[zna02]

Remarks: Hard cover. Price (new): 24,50 € - Printed in China.

Nearly a replica of [zna99] — three stars added for Gagauzia, the whole flag, not just the canton of Taiwan, the flag of East Flanders has been replaced by the one of Ouarzazate (twice!), the flag of Amsterdam slightly changed, flag of Warsaw/Prague added (one image) - the name "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN" added; Zuidholland’s flag replaces the Scottish; no new flags for Rwanda, Comores, Nunavut — so it seems to be more a correction than an “update”.
Jarig Bakker, 18 Oct 2002

It seems that most if not all of the noted corrections have been made.
Nathan Lamm, 20 Oct 2002

[zna03]

I believe that is actually part (one of two halves) of the Encyclopaedia [zna99], sold separately.
Santiago Dotor, 17 Oct 2003

While it is of smaller dimensions than The World Encyclopedia of Flags [zna99], and has a different cover design, I am sorry to have to report that the reverse of the title page bears the statement «This edition was previously published as The World Encyclopedia of Flags». (In very small print I might add.) I could not find any statement indicating that anything had been revised, added, corrected or updated. I didn’t think to check if it had the new Rwanda flag. I jotted down the Contents page headings and page references and when home compared them to those in my copy of the [zna99] — they appear identical. The only difference at all which I could spot is that the new work has 8 additional pages at the rear of the book, headed "Notes", and otherwise blank.
Ned Smith, 19 Oct 2003

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Main accent is on Polish national flags, with a lot of info on the history of the coats of arms, medals, flags et cetera. Some 50 pages devoted to subnational flags and coats of arms.
Jarig Bakker, 24 Nov 2003

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[zna05]

There was a re-vamp of The World Encyclopedia of Flags in 2005.
Martin Grieve, 10 May 2007

[zna07]

It seems that all those atrocious mistakes made in the first edition [zna99] were corrected, although it does not quite catch up with the recent development in Serbia and Montenegro, nor those of the Indian Navy.
Miles Li, 08 May 2007

It is true that there was a revamped version of Znamierowski’s book a few years ago [zna02], albeit published in a reduced size and by a different publisher. The version I saw for sale in Hong Kong about in by the original publisher, in the original size, with the years «published 1999, 2007».
Miles Li, 10 May 2007

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Remarks: About [neu92]. Available on line in HTML format.

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[zna99]

Remarks: Hard cover (a large-format quality paperback version exists: [zna99a]). For corrections see page b-zna99.html.

Considering that no relevant flag book (except for the Album corrections [pay00]) was published after Crampton’s 1990 books [cra84], I agree Znamierowski is «the best flag book in the last ten years».

But I find the amount of mistakes far too much for what that book ought to be — a good, reliable reference work. Such as Smith 1975 [smi75b] is. When I find now something new in Znamierowski 1999, I ask myself, «is this a something new, or just one more mistake?». Pity.

Santiago Dotor, 03 Feb 2003

I should point out that while it’s a very nice book, it’s not quite an “encyclopedia”. Flags are placed in certain sections without a clear order, which gives a nice overview but not an encyclopedic comprehensiveness and accessibility.
Nathan Lamm, 21 Out 2002

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Remarks: Large-format quality paperback version of [zna99]. For corrections see page b-zna99.html.

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