Antti Ruokonen M E

Today's Knights Antti Ruokonen M E

With Today's Knights - Orders of Romania, Antti Ruokonen has come full circle, returning to the subject of his first volume, Yesterday and Today's Knights (2010). This book celebrates ten years of books on Orders and Decorations. It will be followed up at a later date with a second volume on the Orders of the Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947). Today's Knights - Orders of Romania is the definitive work on the sixteen Romanian orders from 1998 to the present constituting the core of the Romanian system of recompense.



The book goes over their history, development and technical details. Also included are photography of bestowal ceremonies, bestowal documents and cases.



The book is lavishly equipped with large-sized images to bring this fascinating topic to life. If you are looking for an in-depth look into Romanian Orders or are interested in European Orders & Decorations in general, this is the book for you.

Main contents include:
-190 images of Orders insignia, cases, documents, bestowal ceremonies, insignia details, etc.
-All sixteen Romanian Orders described, with measurements, details, ribbons, bestowal statistics and more.
-Hierarchy and timeline of Romanian Orders
-A healthy appendix with detailed bestowal statistics.


This is the 1st US Edition (softcover), different in size (8,5" x 11") to the 1st Edition (Hardcover) published in Finland (A4).