Some Notes on the Umbrella
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A short historical article on the umbrella and parasol, tracing their use from ancient Assyria, Greece and Rome through medieval hooded capes and cloaks to the practical umbrella in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France and England. It covers materials such as linen, taffeta, oiled silk and whalebone frames, and social attitudes toward carrying umbrellas. An editor's note summarizes Charles de Linas's 1884 study of umbrellas in antiquity. Illustrated with an engraving of Queen Marie Thérèse with a parasol, a Roman marble, an Apulian vase detail and a sketch of Dr. Alexander Wood of Edinburgh.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1926
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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