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Umbrellas.(LIFE-CYCLE STUDIES)(invention of umbrellas)
Overview
An early 18th century English dictionary defines an umbrella as a "screen commonly used by women to keep off rain." Men too, of course, shelter from downpours under umbrellas, but the devices were invented--as long ago as 1400 BCE in China and Egypt--as protection from the sun, mainly for nobility. The Latin root of umbrella, umbra, means shade.
In medieval Europe, clergy were occasionally spotted with umbrellas, but it wasn't until the 1500s that European women of fashion began to carry them. Their use became commonplace in high-society Paris and soon spread to London. They remained for some time an accessory of the rich. The first umbrella shop in…
- Umbrellas.
- Magazine article from: Club Management April 1, 2003 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Pool & Spa News Keim, Joshua February 13, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Harman, Shannon October 1, 2003 700+ words
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- Umbrellas. (Products).
- Magazine article from: Club Management June 1, 2002 700+ words
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...s unique line of beach and patio umbrellas are made not only to endure all manner...longevity. A key component to Fiberlite umbrellas is its use of patented, fiberglass...circle reader service number 206. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Source: HighBeam Research, Umbrellas.(LIFE-CYCLE STUDIES)(invention of umbrellas)
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