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The Book of the Feet by Joseph Sparkes Hall presents a history of boots and shoes, with illustrations of fashions and prevailing styles across different places and periods. The title page lists hints to last-makers and remedies for corns among the book's contents. The title page lists a history of boots and shoes in the United States, biographical sketches of eminent shoemakers, and Crispin anecdotes.
The account of palm-leaf sandals describes overlapping flat slices forming a sole, a double band of twisted leaves strengthening the edge, and plant fibres forming a thong. The account says sandals with curved toes frequently appear in Egyptian sculpture, generally on the feet of the superior classes.
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- Joseph Sparkes Hall
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
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