The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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... Covering of the Feet .... CHAP . II . - The History of Boots and Shoes in England .. CHAP . III . - On the more modern Forms of foreign Boots and Shoes .. PAGE . 68883 7 30 58 75 CHAP . V. - The Structure of the Human Foot , making ...
... Covering of the Feet .... CHAP . II . - The History of Boots and Shoes in England .. CHAP . III . - On the more modern Forms of foreign Boots and Shoes .. PAGE . 68883 7 30 58 75 CHAP . V. - The Structure of the Human Foot , making ...
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... article of dress , being something between a shoe and a sandal : in fact , a shoe may be consid- ered as a covered sandal ; and , in the instance be- fore us , the part we now term " upper HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 19.
... article of dress , being something between a shoe and a sandal : in fact , a shoe may be consid- ered as a covered sandal ; and , in the instance be- fore us , the part we now term " upper HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 19.
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... covering for the foot , being something between the solea and the calceus ; it was , in fact , precisely like the modern slipper , and could be cast of at pleasure , as it did not fit closely , and was secured by no tie . This , like ...
... covering for the foot , being something between the solea and the calceus ; it was , in fact , precisely like the modern slipper , and could be cast of at pleasure , as it did not fit closely , and was secured by no tie . This , like ...
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... covering to be obtained , when every man was his own shoemaker . seum . There was a form of shoe worn at this early time , in which the toes were entirely uncovered , and of which an example is given in plate II . , fig . 3 . It is ...
... covering to be obtained , when every man was his own shoemaker . seum . There was a form of shoe worn at this early time , in which the toes were entirely uncovered , and of which an example is given in plate II . , fig . 3 . It is ...
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... covered with large clumsy nails like those of fig . 6 , which exhibits the sole of a Roman soldier's sandal , cov- ered with nails , and which was discovered in Lon- don some few years ago ; it is copied from an en- graving in the ...
... covered with large clumsy nails like those of fig . 6 , which exhibits the sole of a Roman soldier's sandal , cov- ered with nails , and which was discovered in Lon- don some few years ago ; it is copied from an en- graving in the ...
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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