18%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Shoes (Accessories)
Lucy Johnston
€ 16.99
€ 13.88
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Shoes (Accessories)
Hardcover. An engaging and authoritative overview of the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with rare and luxurious examples from the V&A's collection Series: Accessories. Num Pages: 160 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157. .
Shoes is an inspiring, impeccably researched and concise history of footwear through the ages. After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and boots that once belonged to both anonymous and famous male and female wearers, from battered old `chimney shoes' hidden away for good luck to the elegant styles of the Renaissance, from Elizabethan mules to the first stilettos. A detailed glossary, bibliography and index conclude the book.
Shoes is an inspiring, impeccably researched and concise history of footwear through the ages. After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and boots that once belonged to both anonymous and famous male and female wearers, from battered old `chimney shoes' hidden away for good luck to the elegant styles of the Renaissance, from Elizabethan mules to the first stilettos. A detailed glossary, bibliography and index conclude the book.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Accessories
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500519387
SKU
V9780500519387
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Lucy Johnston
Lucy Johnston is an expert in historical dress and a former curator in the Department of Textiles and Dress at the V&A. She is now a freelance curator and museum consultant specializing in fashionable dress, shoes and rural workers' clothing. Her publications include 19th-Century Fashion in Detail. Linda Woolley specializes in early and medieval textiles and dress and has written ... Read more
Reviews for Shoes (Accessories)
'An amazing and extensively researched volume' - New York Journal of Books