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Shoes and Pattens: Finds from Medieval Excavations in London (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) Hardcover – March 11, 2004

by Francis Grew (Author), Margrethe de Neergaard (Author), Susan Mitford (illustrations) (Author)

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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.

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152 pages
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English
Publisher

Boydell Press
Publication date

March 11, 2004
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7.75 x 0.75 x 10 inches
ISBN-10

0851158382
ISBN-13

978-0851158389
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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

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Publisher : Boydell Press (March 11, 2004)
Language : English
Hardcover : 152 pages
ISBN-10 : 0851158382
ISBN-13 : 978-0851158389
Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
Dimensions : 7.75 x 0.75 x 10 inches

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Rachelle G

I love these kinds of books

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019

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History books for nerds who love the details. This is essentially “hey look at the stuff we found in the Thames” but I love how detailed and how descriptive it gets. I have dabbled in shoemaking and I love the construction diagrams as well as the history lesson. Great for costumers.

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S. Sharp

Great for Period covered

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2007

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This book does an EXCELLENT job of covering all the information that you'd want about shoes, there patterns, and all the data from the early 12th to 15th century. I give it four stars ONLY because I'd hoped for some 9th and 10th century information, otherwise, it's a 5-star. Find a shoe you need and enlarge it to your size, cut, and sew!!

12 people found this helpful

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reedbdco

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2012

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One of the best sources for research. Put this with "Stepping Through Time" to have an excellent library. Must have.

4 people found this helpful

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Phina Jo

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015

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Fantastic book! Lots of history about the London finds!

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Pwincess

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015

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Great book, very informative.

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Vova

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2011

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A great work. It is the best I have read so far about historic shoes. It is a great material for people who are into renacment, and medieval recreation, or even just for investigarors readers. A complet work taht takes you long way in time to understand the way things have been made, and with some logic onterpretation, the way the things are now a days thanx to this kind of research work.
A most have for people into medieval recreation, and renactmen.

3 people found this helpful

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Barbara Jarvis

SHOES & PATTERNS FROM BEFORE

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2013

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Great time lines for different types of foot wear. At least one pattern will be adjusted to use for hand made shoes

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Kathleen De Mey

Shoes and Pattens (Medieval Finds from Excvations in London)

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2008

This is the third book I bought from this series and it just makes me want to go on buying the other ones to learn more about the Middle Ages. This book too, is not just an inventory of what was found and what the items look like, it is much more : the art of shoemaking and cobbling is described, there are references to art and literature and - for me by far the most interesting chapter - the social inferences of wear and tear are discussed. At the back of the book there are (very) short summaries in French and German and as always there is an extensive bibliography.
If you are into re-enacting, this book will not provide you with actual patterns, so it is not really a 'practical' book, but the bakground information is priceless.

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