The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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... adopted by the Egyptians , at least in a Pharaonic age . They were of leather , generally of green color , laced in front by thongs , which passed through small loops on either side ; and were principally used , as in Greece and Etruria ...
... adopted by the Egyptians , at least in a Pharaonic age . They were of leather , generally of green color , laced in front by thongs , which passed through small loops on either side ; and were principally used , as in Greece and Etruria ...
Page 24
... adoption by the lower classes , may be well illustrated by fig . 2 , plate II . , which delineates the shoe or sandal worn by the rustics of ancient Rome . It is formed of a skin turned over the foot , and secured by thongs passing ...
... adoption by the lower classes , may be well illustrated by fig . 2 , plate II . , which delineates the shoe or sandal worn by the rustics of ancient Rome . It is formed of a skin turned over the foot , and secured by thongs passing ...
Page 30
... adopted in this country in the earliest times . Shoes of this ma- terial are found in all nations half - civilized , and the ease with which they are formed by merely covering the sole with the hide of an animal , and securing it by a ...
... adopted in this country in the earliest times . Shoes of this ma- terial are found in all nations half - civilized , and the ease with which they are formed by merely covering the sole with the hide of an animal , and securing it by a ...
Page 35
... adopted is in the form of the straps of a sandal , studded with dots throughout . In the original , the shoe is colored with a thin tint of black , these bands being a solid black , with white or gilded lines and dots . Anoth- er ...
... adopted is in the form of the straps of a sandal , studded with dots throughout . In the original , the shoe is colored with a thin tint of black , these bands being a solid black , with white or gilded lines and dots . Anoth- er ...
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... adopted by persons of every class , both rich . and poor . Soon after , a courtier , whose name was Robert , improved upon the first idea , by fil- ling the vacant part of the shoe with tow , and twisting it round in the shape of a ...
... adopted by persons of every class , both rich . and poor . Soon after , a courtier , whose name was Robert , improved upon the first idea , by fil- ling the vacant part of the shoe with tow , and twisting it round in the shape of a ...
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ancient ancient Egypt ankle appear beautiful became Bloomfield boot or shoe boots and shoes British museum brogue buckles buskin calceus century chopine classes clothes color comfort common copied corns cothurnus covered Crispin decorated dress Drew early Egypt elastic boot England English engraved fashion fastened feet foot French front gentle craft Gideon Lee given gold half-boot heel high shoes HISTORY OF BOOTS inches instep kind of boot knee labor laced ladies London matter NOAH WORCESTER Ocrea ornamented pair of lasts pair of shoes period persons plate reign remarkable Roger Sherman Roman round Samuel Drew sandal says secured sewing Sherman shoemaker shoes worn silk skin slipper sole specimens stitches stockings Suwarrow tannic acid tanning THOMAS HOLCROFT thong thread tion toes trade upper leather Walkden walking wear wearer Wellington Wellington boot wore workman