1 / 19

A VOCABULARY OF VEXILLOLOGY

A VOCABULARY OF VEXILLOLOGY. or…Words Used in the Study of Flags. BASIC FLAG VOCABULARY. field – the background area of a flag; also called the “ground” charge – an emblem or symbol in the center of a flag canton – the top quarter of a flag nearest the flagpole.

anthony-nolan
Télécharger la présentation

A VOCABULARY OF VEXILLOLOGY

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A VOCABULARY OF VEXILLOLOGY or…Words Used in the Study of Flags

  2. BASIC FLAG VOCABULARY • field – the background area of a flag; also called the “ground” • charge – an emblem or symbol in the center of a flag • canton – the top quarter of a flag nearest the flagpole

  3. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • BICOLOR – 2 bands of color, either horizontal or vertical

  4. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • TRICOLOR – 3 bands of color, either horizontal or vertical

  5. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • QUARTERED – a field divided into 4 equal quarters

  6. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • TRIANGLE – features a triangle of any size

  7. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • CROSS – a center cross that divides the field

  8. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • SCANDINAVIAN CROSS – a cross that divides the field in which the vertical is left of center

  9. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • SALTIRE – an X-shaped cross

  10. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • COUPED CROSS – a flag that features a cross with arms that do not reach the edges of the flag.

  11. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • FIMBRIATION – a narrow band that acts as a border between 2 colors

  12. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • SERRATION – a zigzag edge like the teeth on a saw

  13. WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FLAG • BORDER - A bordered flag has a distinct border around the entire flag, like that of the Maldives.

  14. ANOTHER TYPE OF FLAG • BURGEE - A burgee is a long, tapered flag or pennant that ends in a swallowtail (having two points, like that of a swallow's tail).

  15. RATIO • RATIO - the ratio of a flag is its proportions - the height divided by the width. The ratio of a flag's dimensions are usually reported as something like 2:3, which would mean that the height is 2/3 of the width, or 1:2, which would mean that the height is half the width.

  16. COLOR SYMBOLISM BLACKBlack often represents determination, ethnic heritage, and/or defeating one's enemies. BLUEBlue often represents freedom, vigilance, perseverance, justice, prosperity, peace, and/or patriotism.

  17. COLOR SYMBOLISM GREENGreen can symbolize the Earth, agriculture, fertility, and/or the Muslim religion. REDRed often represents courage, revolution, hardiness, blood, and/or valor.

  18. COLOR SYMBOLISM WHITE White often represents peace, purity, mountain snow, and/or innocence. A simple white flag represents surrender. REDRed often represents courage, revolution, hardiness, blood, and/or valor.

  19. COLOR SYMBOLISM YELLOW (GOLD)Yellow often represents the sun, wealth, and/or justice. source: Col, Jeananda. Enchanted Learning. http://www.EnchantedLearning.com 1996 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/glossary.shtml accessed 5/28/09

More Related