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Flagmaster

• Members only
  • Flagmaster: twice-yearly, full-colour, 48-page journal
  • Flagmaster Archive (PDF): every issue | No. 1 to date
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• Open access (PDF)
  • Flagmaster Index: every issue | No.1 to date

Library

• Open access
  • William Crampton Library: 45,000+ items
    • books | journals | press cuttings | images | original artwork | specifications | correspondence | private research collections | badges | ephemera | posters | wallcharts | flags and more
  • William Crampton Library Catalogue: unique itemised catalogue
    • download here (.xls)
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  • ‘What’s New in the Library’: twice-yearly bulletin | view or download (PDF)
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Publications

• Open access (PDF):
  • Flying Flags in the United Kingdom (Flag Institute/UK Parliamentary Flags and Heraldry Committee; 2010, revised 2024)
  • Union Jack or Union Flag? (Flag Institute, 2014)
  • Flags for Churches (Flag Institute; 2020, revised 2024)
  • Colours of the Fleet (Malcolm Farrow, 2020)
  • Badges of the British Commonwealth (Rudi Longueville, 2020)
  • Guiding Principles of Flag Design (Flag Institute/NAVA, 2014)
  • Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant: a Visual Guide to the Flags Used (Flag Institute, 2012)
• Members only (PDF):
  • Research Notes and Presentations: occasional series
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• Out of print:
  • British Flags and Emblems (Flag Institute, 2004)

Blog archive

• Open access
  • Flag Facts
  • Flags in the News