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Page 13
... as late as the fourteenth century . sewn up The elegantly - ornamented boot here given , is copied from a Theban painting , and is worn by a gayly - dressed youth from one of the countries bor- 2 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 13.
... as late as the fourteenth century . sewn up The elegantly - ornamented boot here given , is copied from a Theban painting , and is worn by a gayly - dressed youth from one of the countries bor- 2 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 13.
Page 31
... century downward ; and the minute way in which every portion of the dress is given , affords us clear examples of their boots and shoes . According to Strutt , high shoes , reaching nearly to the middle of the legs , and fastened by ...
... century downward ; and the minute way in which every portion of the dress is given , affords us clear examples of their boots and shoes . According to Strutt , high shoes , reaching nearly to the middle of the legs , and fastened by ...
Page 32
... century , by the hands of Eadfreid , afterward bishop of Lindisfarne , who died in 721 . It partakes of the nature of shoe and sandal , and with the exception of the buttons down the front , is precisely like the Persepolitan sandal ...
... century , by the hands of Eadfreid , afterward bishop of Lindisfarne , who died in 721 . It partakes of the nature of shoe and sandal , and with the exception of the buttons down the front , is precisely like the Persepolitan sandal ...
Page 35
... century , in the Brit- ish museum , and shows the kind which became fashionable when the Normans , firmly settled in England , began to indulge in luxurious clothing . These shoes were most probably embroidered . " We are assured by the ...
... century , in the Brit- ish museum , and shows the kind which became fashionable when the Normans , firmly settled in England , began to indulge in luxurious clothing . These shoes were most probably embroidered . " We are assured by the ...
Page 36
... the Normans during the twelfth century , none met with more marked and more deserved disapprobation than that of lengthening the toes of the shoes , and bringing • > them forward to a sharp point . In the 36 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES .
... the Normans during the twelfth century , none met with more marked and more deserved disapprobation than that of lengthening the toes of the shoes , and bringing • > them forward to a sharp point . In the 36 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES .
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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