Mainz Calceus Reconstruction

[Martin Moser]

Am I looking at this right, you're putting the upper on the last right-side out, stitching on the in-sole. I've seen some descriptions of lasted shoe making where the upper was put on the last inside-out.

Yes, of course right-side out, since this is not a turnshoe, which the description you mention seems to be about. The technique of making roman lasted shoes seems to have been basically the same as for modern ones.

Also the preferred upper material for calcei is goat skin, not cow leather.

Hm, I don't know if we can actually conclude that that was the preferred material, but it reportedly was the material that was used with the finds from Mainz, flesh side out in all (or all but one? - don't remember at the moment) cases. Also, the majority of the complete pieces was unnailed.