Alfred Znamierowski (1940–2019)
Autor(a) de The World Encyclopedia of Flags
About the Author
Obras por Alfred Znamierowski
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1940-06-21
- Data de falecimento
- 2019-10-23
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Poland
- Local de nascimento
- Warsaw, Poland
- Local de falecimento
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Educação
- University of Warsaw
- Ocupações
- vexillologist
heraldist
journalist
flag artist - Organizações
- Radio Free Europe
Flag Design Center
Voice of America
Instytut Heraldyczno-Weksylologiczny
International Federation of Vexillological Associations - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Polish Cross of Merit (2016)
Membros
Críticas
This volume is actually just a combination of two previously published volumes by two different authors--one on heraldry, obviously, the other on vexillology (world flags). The information in the two separate books is very useful, however, and they are both excellent resources. Owning the combined volume has one particular advantage--when it was published, it was updated to reflect the latest world flags. Considering how often the geopolitical scene shifts these days, though, it may already no longer be accurate at the time of writing this review.… (mais)
This is a great book on flags of the world. The color images are accompanied by explanatory notes. The flags are grouped by geographical regions.
The World Encyclopedia of Flags by Alfred Znamierowski (2005)
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 493
- Popularidade
- #50,127
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 5
- ISBN
- 29
- Línguas
- 3
The The World Encyclopedia of Flags is a companion book I purchased for a deeper dive into the colorful world of vexillology. The thing I most wanted from this book, in addition to all the gorgeous flags, was a contextual and historical summary of why a flag is the way it is. This encyclopedia has a that and so much more. I love it!… (mais)