The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 10
... engraved . The warmth and mildness of the East , rendered a close , warm shoe unnecessary ; and , indeed , in the present day , they partake there more of the character of slippers ; and the foot , thus uncon- fined by tight shoes , and ...
... engraved . The warmth and mildness of the East , rendered a close , warm shoe unnecessary ; and , indeed , in the present day , they partake there more of the character of slippers ; and the foot , thus uncon- fined by tight shoes , and ...
Page 12
... engraved by Wilkinson , and is here copied , pl . I. , fig . 1. It is particularly curious , as showing how such sandals were held upon the feet , the thong which crosses the instep being connected with another , passing over the top of ...
... engraved by Wilkinson , and is here copied , pl . I. , fig . 1. It is particularly curious , as showing how such sandals were held upon the feet , the thong which crosses the instep being connected with another , passing over the top of ...
Page 19
... engraved and described in his interesting volumes of travels in that district . No. 2 , also from Persepolis , and engraved in the work just quoted , delineates another kind of boot , or high shoe , reaching only to the ankle , round ...
... engraved and described in his interesting volumes of travels in that district . No. 2 , also from Persepolis , and engraved in the work just quoted , delineates another kind of boot , or high shoe , reaching only to the ankle , round ...
Page 21
... engraved it in his learned work the " Monumenti Etruschi ; " the original rep- resents an augur , or priest , whose chief duty was to report and explain supernatural signs . - With the ancient Greeks and Romans ; the cov- erings for the ...
... engraved it in his learned work the " Monumenti Etruschi ; " the original rep- resents an augur , or priest , whose chief duty was to report and explain supernatural signs . - With the ancient Greeks and Romans ; the cov- erings for the ...
Page 32
... engraved and described , as well as like the Ro- man ones constructed on the same model , and it is curious to see how all are formed after this one fashion . No. 2 , is copied from Strutt's " complete view of the dress and habits of ...
... engraved and described , as well as like the Ro- man ones constructed on the same model , and it is curious to see how all are formed after this one fashion . No. 2 , is copied from Strutt's " complete view of the dress and habits of ...
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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