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| #470307 in Books | Osprey Publishing | 2002-03-25 | 2002-03-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .39 x.17 x7.22l, | File type: PDF | 64 pages | 9781841763040||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Misnamed book on the History of Heraldry in Japan|By Peggy S. Oba|This is a text on the history of heraldry in Japan. If you are searching for family crests, this is not helpful...nor is it complete. It is, however, a useful reference.
A good book on the various family crests and their meaning is a mis-titled book, *The Elements of Japanese Design* by John W. Dowe
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of leading warlords. While not regulated in the Western sense, Japanese heraldry developed as a series of widely followed practices, while remaining flex...
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