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Shoes and Pattens (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)
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Description for Shoes and Pattens (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)
Paperback. The best scholarship focused on shoes and everyday dress accessories from the Middle Ages. Indispensable. SPECULUM Illustrator(s): Mitford, Susan. Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. Num Pages: 152 pages, 118, 27 black & white illustrations, 91 black & white line drawings, 27 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466. Finds from Medieval Excavations in London. Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. 152 pages, 118, 27 black and white, 91 line drawing. Illustrator(s): Mitford, Susan. The best scholarship focused on shoes and everyday dress accessories from the Middle Ages. Indispensable. SPECULUM. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; JFCK. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 10. Weight: 458.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Medieval Finds from Excavations in London
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843832386
SKU
V9781843832386
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Reviews for Shoes and Pattens (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)
Indispensable to shoe researches for the reliability of its dating evidence. FINDS RESEARCH GROUP AD 700-1700 (Along with Dress Accessories) these two volumes brook few rivals and represent the best scholarship focused on shoes and everyday dress accessories from the Middle Ages. Indispensable....Groundbreaking. SPECULUM