An eagle with two heads was one of the most famous political symbols in Europe for  hundreds of years. It was the emblem of the Holy Roman Empire, and later of the   Austrian and Russian Empires, and is still in use in Balkan countries and in the Greek   Orthodox Church. The importance of the double eagle in so many places, as a royal   and later as a national symbol as well as a focus of nationalism and loyalty, has kept   this strange image prominent for centuries in the imagination, and in the collective   unconscious, of people in many nations, and has figured in such incidents of sovereignty   as coins, seals, flags, regalia and military uniforms, but also in civil arts and handicrafts   in many media. The Double Eagle, an original study by David F. Phillips, is the first   book in English to examine this mysterious and sometimes frightening symbol in depth   and detail, and traces its history from its Near Eastern origins to its use today, with 275   illustrations (including 47 flags), color covers, and a new map.

The Double Eagle

David F. Phillips

Flag Heritage Foundation

An eagle with two heads was one of the most famous political symbols in Europe for hundreds of years. It was the emblem of the Holy Roman Empire, and later of the Austrian and Russian Empires, and is still in use in Balkan countries and in the Greek Orthodox Church. The importance of the double eagle in so many places, as a royal and later as a national symbol as well as a focus of nationalism and loyalty, has kept this strange image prominent for centuries in the imagination, and in the collective unconscious, of people in many nations, and has figured in such incidents of sovereignty as coins, seals, flags, regalia and military uniforms, but also in civil arts and handicrafts in many media. The Double Eagle, an original study by David F. Phillips, is the first book in English to examine this mysterious and sometimes frightening symbol in depth and detail, and traces its history from its Near Eastern origins to its use today, with 275 illustrations (including 47 flags), color covers, and a new map.

<p>Japanese heraldry is quite different from European heraldry in form and means of expression, but shares its basic function as a hereditary system of distinctive marks (called mon) to identify individuals, families, and institutions. </p>
<p>The first section of the book is an extended essay by David F. Phillips, introducing the principles of the Japanese mon to those familiar only with Western heraldry (or no heraldry at all). The following section, by the noted illustrator Emmanuel Valerio, is entitled ``Japanese Heraldry, Battle Flags and Standards in the Age of the Samurai.'' The next essay, by the Japanese flag scholar Nozomi Kariyasu, is entitled, ``Heraldic Devices on Modern Japanese Flags.'' The text concludes with a bibliography provided by David F. Phillips. The book contains more than a thousand illustrations, including sixteen color plates and several flag charts.</p>

Japanese Heraldry and Heraldic Flags

Emmanuel Valerio

Nozomi Kariyasu

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The Double Eagle

The Double Eagle

Japanese Heraldry and Heraldic Flags