Shoes and Pattens (Paperback, New ed)

The best scholarship focused on shoes and everyday dress accessories from the Middle Ages. Indispensable. SPECULUM Until recently, very little was known about medieval shoes. Glimpses in manuscript illustrations and on funerary monuments, with the occasional reference by a contemporary writer, was all that the costume historian had as evidence, not least because leather tends to perish after prolonged contact with air, and very few actual examples survived. In recent years, however, nearly 2,000 shoes, many complete and in near-perfect condition, have been discovered preserved on the north bank of the Thames, and are now housed in the Museum of London. This collection, all from well-dated archaeological contexts, fills this vast gap in knowledge, making it possible to chart precisely the progress of shoe fashion between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Medieval Finds from Excavations in London
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Francis Grew • Margrethe De Neergaard • Susan Mitford • Susan Mitford (Illustrations)
Dimensions:	246 x 186 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	152
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-238-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion
LSN:	1-84383-238-0
Barcode:	9781843832386

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