The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 12
... appear upon Egyptian sculp- ture , and generally upon the feet of the superior classes , are exhibited in the woodcut here given : and in the Berlin museum , one is preserved of pre- cisely similar form , which has been engraved by ...
... appear upon Egyptian sculp- ture , and generally upon the feet of the superior classes , are exhibited in the woodcut here given : and in the Berlin museum , one is preserved of pre- cisely similar form , which has been engraved by ...
Page 17
... appear that this employment of the shoe , may , in some re- spects , be considered analogous to that which pre- vailed in the middle ages , of giving a glove as a token of investiture , when bestowing lands and dignities . It should be ...
... appear that this employment of the shoe , may , in some re- spects , be considered analogous to that which pre- vailed in the middle ages , of giving a glove as a token of investiture , when bestowing lands and dignities . It should be ...
Page 18
... appears from historical , as well as internal evidence , in the days of Xerxes and Darius . From these sources , we here select the three following specimens . No. 1 is a half - boot , reaching considerably above the ankle ; and it is ...
... appears from historical , as well as internal evidence , in the days of Xerxes and Darius . From these sources , we here select the three following specimens . No. 1 is a half - boot , reaching considerably above the ankle ; and it is ...
Page 21
... appear to have been sacrificed , or the natural play of the foot interfered with - that appears to have been especially reserved for " march - of - intellect " days . Vegetable sandals , termed Baxa , or Baxea , were worn by the lower ...
... appear to have been sacrificed , or the natural play of the foot interfered with - that appears to have been especially reserved for " march - of - intellect " days . Vegetable sandals , termed Baxa , or Baxea , were worn by the lower ...
Page 25
... appears to be made of a pliable leather , which fits closely to the foot , for it was considered as a mark of rusticity to wear shoes larger than the foot , or which fitted in a loose and slovenly manner . The toes in this instance are ...
... appears to be made of a pliable leather , which fits closely to the foot , for it was considered as a mark of rusticity to wear shoes larger than the foot , or which fitted in a loose and slovenly manner . The toes in this instance are ...
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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