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British Flags Their Early History, and their Development at Sea; with an Account of the Origin of the Flag as a National Device

By W. G. Perrin

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BRITISH FLAGS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Chapter I
- The Origin of the Flag and its Development up to the end of the Thirteenth Century
- FOOTNOTES:
Chapter II
- Early English, Scottish, and Irish Flags
  - (i) ENGLAND
  - (ii) SCOTLAND
  - (iii) IRELAND
- (i) ENGLAND
- (ii) SCOTLAND
- (iii) IRELAND
- FOOTNOTES:
Chapter III
- The Union Flags and Jacks
- FOOTNOTES:
Chapter IV
- Flags of Command
  - (i) THE ROYAL STANDARD
  - (ii) THE ADMIRALTY FLAG
  - (iii) ADMIRALS' FLAGS
  - (iv) PENDANTS OF COMMAND
- (i) THE ROYAL STANDARD
- (ii) THE ADMIRALTY FLAG
- (iii) ADMIRALS' FLAGS
- (iv) PENDANTS OF COMMAND
- FOOTNOTES:
Chapter V
- Colours of Distinction
  - (i) PUBLIC SHIPS OF WAR
  - (ii) PRIVATE MEN-OF-WAR
  - (iii) PUBLIC SHIPS FOR USES OTHER THAN WAR
  - (iv) MERCHANT SHIPS
  - (v) PLEASURE CRAFT
- (i) PUBLIC SHIPS OF WAR
- (ii) PRIVATE MEN-OF-WAR
- (iii) PUBLIC SHIPS FOR USES OTHER THAN WAR
- (iv) MERCHANT SHIPS
- (v) PLEASURE CRAFT
- FOOTNOTES:
Chapter VI
- Flag Signals
  - (i) EARLY SIGNALS
  - (ii) THE FIRST ENGLISH CODES [376]
  - (iii) THE INVENTION OF NUMERARY SIGNALS
  - (iv) THE VOCABULARY SIGNAL BOOK
  - (v) COMMERCIAL CODES
- (i) EARLY SIGNALS
- (ii) THE FIRST ENGLISH CODES [376]
- (iii) THE INVENTION OF NUMERARY SIGNALS
- (iv) THE VOCABULARY SIGNAL BOOK
- (v) COMMERCIAL CODES
- FOOTNOTES:
Chapter VII
- Ceremonial and other Usages
- FOOTNOTES:
INDEX

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