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Page 13
... laced in front by thongs , which passed through small loops on either side ; and were principally used , as in Greece and Etruria , by women . " It One of the close - laced shoes is given in pl . I. , fig . 4 , from a specimen in the ...
... laced in front by thongs , which passed through small loops on either side ; and were principally used , as in Greece and Etruria , by women . " It One of the close - laced shoes is given in pl . I. , fig . 4 , from a specimen in the ...
Page 23
... laced as the boots of the ancients always were , down the front , the object of such an arrangement being to make them fit the leg as closely as pos- sible , and the skin of which they were made was dyed purple , and other gay colors ...
... laced as the boots of the ancients always were , down the front , the object of such an arrangement being to make them fit the leg as closely as pos- sible , and the skin of which they were made was dyed purple , and other gay colors ...
Page 28
... laced before and lined with the fur of animals of the cat tribe , whose muzzles or claws hung down from the top . Ocrea was the name this boot got among the Romans ; " Ocreas verdente puella , " ( Juv . vi . sat . ) ; which Dryden ...
... laced before and lined with the fur of animals of the cat tribe , whose muzzles or claws hung down from the top . Ocrea was the name this boot got among the Romans ; " Ocreas verdente puella , " ( Juv . vi . sat . ) ; which Dryden ...
Page 31
... lacing in the front , and which may also be properly considered as a species of half - boots , were in use in this ... laced close down to the toes , and the lat- ter to the instep only . They appear in general to have been made of ...
... lacing in the front , and which may also be properly considered as a species of half - boots , were in use in this ... laced close down to the toes , and the lat- ter to the instep only . They appear in general to have been made of ...
Page 45
... laces . or ties across the leg , so that it bears considerable resemblance in this point to the Cothurnus of the ancients . Fashion ran at this time from one extreme to the other , and the shoes which were at one time so long at the toe ...
... laces . or ties across the leg , so that it bears considerable resemblance in this point to the Cothurnus of the ancients . Fashion ran at this time from one extreme to the other , and the shoes which were at one time so long at the toe ...
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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