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Page 10
... wear- ing them , preferred walking barefooted ; and in religious ceremonies , the priests frequently took them off while performing their duties in the tem- ple . " 9 The sandals varied slightly in form ; those worn by the upper classes ...
... wear- ing them , preferred walking barefooted ; and in religious ceremonies , the priests frequently took them off while performing their duties in the tem- ple . " 9 The sandals varied slightly in form ; those worn by the upper classes ...
Page 13
... wearing them , except foreigners , we may con- clude they were not adopted by the Egyptians , at least in a Pharaonic age . They were of leather , generally of green color , laced in front by thongs , which passed through small loops on ...
... wearing them , except foreigners , we may con- clude they were not adopted by the Egyptians , at least in a Pharaonic age . They were of leather , generally of green color , laced in front by thongs , which passed through small loops on ...
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... wear such shoes . No. 3 , seen upon the feet of person- ages in the same rank of life , is here copied from a Persepolitan bas - relief , representing a soldier in full costume . It is a remarkably interesting ex- ample , as it very ...
... wear such shoes . No. 3 , seen upon the feet of person- ages in the same rank of life , is here copied from a Persepolitan bas - relief , representing a soldier in full costume . It is a remarkably interesting ex- ample , as it very ...
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... wearing san- dals of palm ; they were no doubt similar in con- struction to the Egyptian ones , of which we have already given specimens , and which were part of the required and characteristic dress of the Egyp- tian priesthood . Such ...
... wearing san- dals of palm ; they were no doubt similar in con- struction to the Egyptian ones , of which we have already given specimens , and which were part of the required and characteristic dress of the Egyp- tian priesthood . Such ...
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... wear as being of the same form . The traveller who has visited modern Rome , will also remember to have seen them on the feet of the peasantry who traverse the Pontine marshes ; and the older Irish , and the comparatively modern ...
... wear as being of the same form . The traveller who has visited modern Rome , will also remember to have seen them on the feet of the peasantry who traverse the Pontine marshes ; and the older Irish , and the comparatively modern ...
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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