The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 18
... beautiful are thy feet with sandals , O prince's daughter ! " The ancient bas - reliefs at Persepolis , and the neighborhood of Babylon , second only in their an- tiquity and interest to those of Egypt , furnish us with examples of the ...
... beautiful are thy feet with sandals , O prince's daughter ! " The ancient bas - reliefs at Persepolis , and the neighborhood of Babylon , second only in their an- tiquity and interest to those of Egypt , furnish us with examples of the ...
Page 48
... beautiful , costly , and elaborate , as that which com- posed the ruff for the neck , or ruffles for the wrist . They were elaborately decorated with needlework and gold and silver thread . During the reign of the first Charles , the ...
... beautiful , costly , and elaborate , as that which com- posed the ruff for the neck , or ruffles for the wrist . They were elaborately decorated with needlework and gold and silver thread . During the reign of the first Charles , the ...
Page 64
... beautiful manner , with flowers and ornaments , in colored silk and threads of gold and silver . A piece of stout silk is gener- ally attached to the heel for the convenience of pulling up the shoe . Having bestowed some attention on ...
... beautiful manner , with flowers and ornaments , in colored silk and threads of gold and silver . A piece of stout silk is gener- ally attached to the heel for the convenience of pulling up the shoe . Having bestowed some attention on ...
Page 96
... beautiful than the THER structure of the human foot , " says Sir Charles Bell ; " nor perhaps any demonstration which would lead a well - educated person to desire to know more of anatomy than that of the foot . The foot has in its ...
... beautiful than the THER structure of the human foot , " says Sir Charles Bell ; " nor perhaps any demonstration which would lead a well - educated person to desire to know more of anatomy than that of the foot . The foot has in its ...
Page 99
... beautiful arrange- ments of one hundred and forty - four bones and joints , together with muscles , elastic cartilage , lubricating oily fluid , veins , and arteries , into a pair of shoes or boots , which , instead of protecting from ...
... beautiful arrange- ments of one hundred and forty - four bones and joints , together with muscles , elastic cartilage , lubricating oily fluid , veins , and arteries , into a pair of shoes or boots , which , instead of protecting from ...
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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