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... joke in ancient Rome against a man who owed respect solely to the accident of birth or fortune , that his nobility was in his heels . The boots of the emperors were frequently richly deco- rated , HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 27.
... joke in ancient Rome against a man who owed respect solely to the accident of birth or fortune , that his nobility was in his heels . The boots of the emperors were frequently richly deco- rated , HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 27.
Page 31
... the leather , encompassing the heel , and which was tied upon the instep . This method of securing the shoe upon the foot , was certainly well con- trived both for ease and convenience . Three specimens of HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 31.
... the leather , encompassing the heel , and which was tied upon the instep . This method of securing the shoe upon the foot , was certainly well con- trived both for ease and convenience . Three specimens of HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 31.
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... heel , and three inches across the broad- est part of the instep . It will be seen that they are as perfectly " right and left , " as any boots of the present day ; but as we have already shown , this is a fashion of the most remote ...
... heel , and three inches across the broad- est part of the instep . It will be seen that they are as perfectly " right and left , " as any boots of the present day ; but as we have already shown , this is a fashion of the most remote ...
Page 43
... heel being entirely covered , and a band fastened by a small buckle or button passing round the ankle secured it to the foot . The boots and shoes worn during the fourteenth century , were of peculiar form , and the toes which were ...
... heel being entirely covered , and a band fastened by a small buckle or button passing round the ankle secured it to the foot . The boots and shoes worn during the fourteenth century , were of peculiar form , and the toes which were ...
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... heel is high , and toe broad , of all the boots and shoes then fashionable . A boot of the end of this reign , forms ... heels , which are very high , the toes being cut exceedingly square . With the great revolution of 1688 , and his ...
... heel is high , and toe broad , of all the boots and shoes then fashionable . A boot of the end of this reign , forms ... heels , which are very high , the toes being cut exceedingly square . With the great revolution of 1688 , and his ...
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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