Shoes, boots and sandals of ancient Rome. Cothurnus boot 1, rustic sandal 2, open-toe shoe 3, centurion's sandal 4, spiked sandal for marching 5, nailed sandal sole 6, shoe sandal 7, emperor's boot 8, ornamented open-toe boot 9, and Dacian boot 10. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J. Sparkes Hall's Book of the Feet, HIstory of Boots and Shoes, New York, 1847.
Shoes, boots and sandals of ancient Rome. Cothurnus boot 1, rustic sandal 2, open-toe shoe 3, centurion's sandal 4, spiked sandal for marching 5, nailed sandal sole 6, shoe sandal 7, emperor's boot 8, ornamented open-toe boot 9, and Dacian boot 10. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J. Sparkes Hall's Book of the Feet, HIstory of Boots and Shoes, New York, 1847.