The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 8
... decorated the boudoir of the fair ladies of Memphis and Carnac three thousand years ago , are treasured up in the mu- seums , both public and private , of this and other countries . With these materials , it is in no wise difficult to ...
... decorated the boudoir of the fair ladies of Memphis and Carnac three thousand years ago , are treasured up in the mu- seums , both public and private , of this and other countries . With these materials , it is in no wise difficult to ...
Page 21
... decorated with ornaments to a considerable extent , and they then became ex- pensive . The making of them in all their variety , was the business of a class of men called Baxearii ; and these with the Solearii ( or makers of the sim ...
... decorated with ornaments to a considerable extent , and they then became ex- pensive . The making of them in all their variety , was the business of a class of men called Baxearii ; and these with the Solearii ( or makers of the sim ...
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... decorated all over with a pattern like the Grecian volute . The sole of the cothurnus was of the ordinary thickness in general , but it was occasionally made • much thicker by the insertion of slices of cork when HISTORY OF BOOTS AND ...
... decorated all over with a pattern like the Grecian volute . The sole of the cothurnus was of the ordinary thickness in general , but it was occasionally made • much thicker by the insertion of slices of cork when HISTORY OF BOOTS AND ...
Page 28
... decorate their boots , and Heliogabalus wore ex- quisite cameos on his boots and shoes . Fig . 9 , is a lower kind of boot , of the same make as fig . 3 , but beautifully ornamented . The Grecian ladies , according to Hope , wore shoes ...
... decorate their boots , and Heliogabalus wore ex- quisite cameos on his boots and shoes . Fig . 9 , is a lower kind of boot , of the same make as fig . 3 , but beautifully ornamented . The Grecian ladies , according to Hope , wore shoes ...
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... decorated shoe , fig . 3 , is given from a MS . of the eleventh 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 ...
... decorated shoe , fig . 3 , is given from a MS . of the eleventh 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 ...
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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