中世纪日本军队呈现的令人眼花缭乱的景象在很大程度上归功于武士社会高度发达的家庭和个人纹章。从简单的个人旗帜，经过几个世纪的战争，它演变成了一个复杂的旗帜系统，包括在战斗中佩戴或携带的旗帜，以及主要军阀引人注目的“伟大标准”。虽然没有西方意义上的监管，但日本纹章学发展为一系列广泛遵循的实践，同时保持足够的灵活性，以接受不断的创新。几十个单色和全彩的例子说明了一位受人尊敬的武士文化各方面专家对这个问题的迷人解释。
Samurai Heraldry (Elite)
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 flexible enough to embrace constant innovation. Scores of examples, in monochrome and full colour, illustrate this fascinating explanation of the subject by a respected expert on all aspects of samurai culture.

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