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Shoes - The Complete Sourcebook (Hardcover)
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Shoes - The Complete Sourcebook (Hardcover)
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Here, in over 2,000 specially drawn illustrations, is the most
comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of shoes ever
published. John Peacock charts the development of every kind and
style of footwear for both men and women from earliest times to the
present day. Reproduced in meticulous detail and full colour is a
host of representative examples of footwear: the simple sandals of
ancient Egypt, made from natural fibres and held onto the foot with
narrow thongs; the embroidered and bejewelled shoes of the
Byzantine empire; the fantastic pike-toed boots newly fashionable
in the fourteenth century; the hugely exaggerated platform heels of
the sixteenth century; eighteenth-century silk slippers; as well as
a huge range of contemporary shoes, from brogues and baseball
boots, stilettos and winklepickers, to today's fashion footwear in
radical materials and experimental styles. Neatly arranged in six
chronological sections, the pictures are accompanied by full
descriptions, including details of all materials, heel and toe
styles, decorations including embroidery and beading, and
fastenings including buttons, laces and ribbons. An invaluable
reference section includes an at-a-glance time chart showing the
development of footwear through the ages, a concise bibliography,
and biographies of the world's leading shoe designers and
companies, including Salvatore Ferragamo, Charles Jourdan,Terry de
Havilland and Manolo Blahnik.
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