The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 8
... usually worn in Egypt , the first work- man is piercing with his awl the leather thong , at the side of the sole , through which the straps were passed , which secured the sandal to the foot ; be- fore him is a low sloping bench , one ...
... usually worn in Egypt , the first work- man is piercing with his awl the leather thong , at the side of the sole , through which the straps were passed , which secured the sandal to the foot ; be- fore him is a low sloping bench , one ...
Page 10
... performing their duties in the tem- ple . " 9 The sandals varied slightly in form ; those worn by the upper classes , and by women , were usually pointed and turned up at the end , like our 10 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES .
... performing their duties in the tem- ple . " 9 The sandals varied slightly in form ; those worn by the upper classes , and by women , were usually pointed and turned up at the end , like our 10 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES .
Page 16
... usually says , " She was my slipper , I have cast her off . " ( Burck- hardt's " Bedouins , " p . 65. ) Sir F. Henniker , in speaking of the difficulty he had in persuading the natives to descend into the crocodile mummy pits , in ...
... usually says , " She was my slipper , I have cast her off . " ( Burck- hardt's " Bedouins , " p . 65. ) Sir F. Henniker , in speaking of the difficulty he had in persuading the natives to descend into the crocodile mummy pits , in ...
Page 31
... usually fastened beneath the ankles with a thong , which passed through a fold upon the upper part of the leather , encompassing the heel , and which was tied upon the instep . This method of securing the shoe upon the foot , was ...
... usually fastened beneath the ankles with a thong , which passed through a fold upon the upper part of the leather , encompassing the heel , and which was tied upon the instep . This method of securing the shoe upon the foot , was ...
Page 33
... usually delineated as a solid black mass , just as the last figure has been here engraved , with a white line down the centre , to show the opening , but quite as generally with- out it , and these two forms of shoe or half - boot , are ...
... usually delineated as a solid black mass , just as the last figure has been here engraved , with a white line down the centre , to show the opening , but quite as generally with- out it , and these two forms of shoe or half - boot , are ...
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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