The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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... manners , as well as the costume of this ancient people , have been handed down to the present time , by the work of their own hands , with so vivid a truthfulness , that we feel as conversant with their domestic manners and customs ...
... manners , as well as the costume of this ancient people , have been handed down to the present time , by the work of their own hands , with so vivid a truthfulness , that we feel as conversant with their domestic manners and customs ...
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... manner , the semicircular knife used by the ancient Egyptians three or four thousand years ago , is precisely similar to that of our modern curriers , and is thus represented in a painting at Thebes , of that remote antiquity . The ...
... manner , the semicircular knife used by the ancient Egyptians three or four thousand years ago , is precisely similar to that of our modern curriers , and is thus represented in a painting at Thebes , of that remote antiquity . The ...
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... manner . The toes in this instance are left perfectly free ; the upper leather is secured round the ankle by a tie , while a thong , ornamented by a stud in its centre , passing over the instep , and between the great and second toes ...
... manner . The toes in this instance are left perfectly free ; the upper leather is secured round the ankle by a tie , while a thong , ornamented by a stud in its centre , passing over the instep , and between the great and second toes ...
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... manner . A specimen from the no- ble statue of Hadrian in the British museum , forms fig . 8 , of our plate , and it is impossible to conceive anything of the kind more elegant and tasteful in its decorations . Real gems and gold were ...
... manner . A specimen from the no- ble statue of Hadrian in the British museum , forms fig . 8 , of our plate , and it is impossible to conceive anything of the kind more elegant and tasteful in its decorations . Real gems and gold were ...
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... manners , we shall not find much to engage the attention where it is our present object to direct it , the history of the coverings for the feet . There is , however , little doubt that the rude skin - shoes , worn by the native Irish ...
... manners , we shall not find much to engage the attention where it is our present object to direct it , the history of the coverings for the feet . There is , however , little doubt that the rude skin - shoes , worn by the native Irish ...
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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