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Beskrivelse af Billede

Stock-Billede ID: 8443793a

Art (Fashion) - various

Medieval leather shoes shown here on the left has openwork designs cut into the leather dates from the early 13th century. The shoe on the foreground with an engraved and scraped pattern of leaves is from the late 14th century. The shoe on the top right has a low-cut front and a long pointed toe. This style of shoe is known as ' poulaine' meaning 'Polish'. The toe, as much as 10cm long (4in), was usually stiffened with stuffing of moss or hair, this style was particularly fashionable in London in the 1380s. Found on foreshore of the River Thames

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Billede-formater

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Billede-bidragsyder

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