Shoes and Pattens
F. Grew & de Neergaard
In der Themse wurden nahezu 2000 Schuhe, teilweise in perfektem
Zustand gefunden. Durch den datierten Fundzusammenanhang entsteht
so eine Übersicht über die Schuhentwicklung zwischen dem 12-15
Jhdt.
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.
Format 20 x 25 cm, 146 Seiten, Paperback, sehr viele Abbildungen,
engl. Text
Best.-Nr. Bb009