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ICV5 London, 1973
The 5th International Congress of Vexillology, hosted by the brand-new Flag Institute.
From 13 to 18 September 1973, only two years after its founding, the Flag Institute hosted the 5th International Congress of Vexillology (ICV5) in London.
The proceedings were never published as a single volume and their presentation order is unknown. Six papers have been recovered, re-edited and digitised by the Flag Institute and are now available free in PDF. Three papers were published in Flag Bulletin and remain under copyright. Three papers have no known location. The proceedings also included four short films.
Proceedings of the 5th International Congress of Vexillology
- ICV5 Addenda 2026PDF
- ICV5 ProgrammePDF
- ICV5 A tribute to Karl FachingerPDF
- ICV5 Presentation of the SBH Medal of Honour [to Aldo Ziggioto]PDF
- ICV5 Opening addressPDF
ICV5 papers: 6 papers available free in PDF, each individually paginated; 3 papers published in Flag Bulletin; 3 papers with no known location.
Free in PDF
- Flags on Silver IngotsPDF
- The Transition from Mediæval to Modern FlagsPDF
- Les drapeaux officiels aux Pays-BasPDF
- Flags of nineteenth-century republics in South AfricaPDF
- Flags of Switzerland and its cantons during the French Revolution and Napoleonic eraPDF
- Symbols from the ‘De Gortter’ manuscript from MalinesPDF
Published under copyright
- Whitney Smith: The symbols of peace and pacifism [published as ‘Symbols of peace and pacifism: introduction’, Flag Bulletin 18 (6): 211–22; ‘Symbols of peace and pacifism: the dove, olive branch and white flag’, Flag Bulletin 20 (1): 11–22]
- Arnold Rabbow: A vexillological outlook on colour specifications [published as ‘Flag color specifications’, Flag Bulletin 20 (3): 95–104]
- H. D. Birk: The Great Imperial Standard as reflected in the heraldry of Württemberg [published as ‘Die Reichssturmfahne: standard of the Holy Roman Empire’, Flag Bulletin 13 (2): 33–49]
Location unknown
- Atle Grahl-Madsen: An international standard for flags [see Flag Bulletin for related articles by this author]
- Howard Madaus: The evolution of the Color Guard in the US Army
- Georges Pasch: Les fonctions du drapeau et le développement de la conscience socio-politique