The Book of the Feet - A History of Boots and ShoesThis vintage book presents a comprehensive history of footwear, exploring the fashions of the Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, and Romans; as well as the styles in Europe from the middle ages to the nineteenth century. With detailed descriptions, historical information, and fantastic illustrations, "The Book of the Feet" will appeal to those with an interest in historical fashion and the evolution and development of footwear. Contents include: "On the most ancient Covering of the Feet", "The History of Boots and Shoes in England", "On the more modern Forms of Foreign Boots and Shoes", "Commencement of the Trade", "The Structure of the Human Foot, making Lasts Curing Corns, etc.", "The Poetry of the Feet, etc.", "History of Boots and Shoes in the United States", "Biographical Sketches of Eminent Shoemakers", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality addition complete with specially commissioned new introductions on leather crafting and the history of shoemaking. |
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... dress and useful accessories of many cultures around the world. Leather has played an important role in the development of civilisation from prehistoric times to the present, and people have used the skins of animals to satisfy ...
... dress and useful accessories of many cultures around the world. Leather has played an important role in the development of civilisation from prehistoric times to the present, and people have used the skins of animals to satisfy ...
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... dress; also, numerous biographical sketches of individuals, who, having learned the art of shoemaking, have afterward distinguished themselves by their genius, talents, or worth, and occupied eminent stations among their fellow-men. The ...
... dress; also, numerous biographical sketches of individuals, who, having learned the art of shoemaking, have afterward distinguished themselves by their genius, talents, or worth, and occupied eminent stations among their fellow-men. The ...
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... dress, from the pyramidal ages of ancient Egypt, long ere Greece or Rome occupied a space in history, to the present time, when the beauty, taste, and convenience, of modern boots and shoes, combine to establish the superiority of the ...
... dress, from the pyramidal ages of ancient Egypt, long ere Greece or Rome occupied a space in history, to the present time, when the beauty, taste, and convenience, of modern boots and shoes, combine to establish the superiority of the ...
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... dress and personal ornaments, yet it was “her sandals ravished his eyes:” and the bride in Solomon's Song is met with the exclamation, “How beautiful are thy feet with sandals, O prince's daughter!” The ancient bas-reliefs at Persepolis ...
... dress and personal ornaments, yet it was “her sandals ravished his eyes:” and the bride in Solomon's Song is met with the exclamation, “How beautiful are thy feet with sandals, O prince's daughter!” The ancient bas-reliefs at Persepolis ...
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... dress, being something between a shoe and a sandal: in fact, a shoe may be considered as a covered sandal; and, in the instance be fore us, the part we now term “upper leather” consists of little more than the lacings of the sandals ...
... dress, being something between a shoe and a sandal: in fact, a shoe may be considered as a covered sandal; and, in the instance be fore us, the part we now term “upper leather” consists of little more than the lacings of the sandals ...
Contents
On the more modern Forms of foreign Boots and Shoes | |
Commencement of the Trade | |
The Poetry of the Feet | |
History of Boots and Shoes in the United States | |
Crispin Anecdotes | |
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ancient ancient Egypt ankle antiquity appear beautiful became Bloomfield boots and shoes British museum brogue brother buckles buskin calceus century chopine classes clothes color comfort common copied cordwainers corns cothurnus covered craft Crispin curious custom decorated dress Drew early Egypt elastic boot England English engraved fashion fastened feet foot footwear front Gideon Lee given gold half-boot heel high shoes HISTORY OF BOOTS inches instep journeyman kind of boot knee labor laced ladies London man’s manner material matter modern morocco NOAH WORCESTER Ocrea ornamented painting pair of lasts period persons plate reign remarkable Roger Sherman Roman round Samuel Drew sandals says secured sewing shape Shefford Sherman shoemaker shoes worn silk skin slipper sole specimen stitches stockings Suwarrow tannic acid tannin tanning thong thread toes trade upper leather walking wear wearer Wellington Wellington boot wore workman