Using glue in the Roman shoes reconstruction

[Martin Moser]

A coulpe of authors (Jutta Göpfrich, e.g.) mention that glueing was used. I do not know of any published analyses of the glues used, however. It seems that glueing was not used on its own, but together with nailing and/or sewing.

Is far as I understand, these kinds of fastening out-soles do not protect shoes from being leaky because it is very hard to make seams leaktight without glueing them

When it is wet, you won't be able to keep your feet dry for too long anyhow. That aside, using properly pitched/waxed thread and the right sewing method, i.e. tunnel stitching rather than sewing through the whole thickness of the leather goes a long way to keep the seams from being a maor in-way for moisture.

Martine Leguilloux, le cuir et la pelleterie à l'époque romaine (leather and fur through roman time).

Thanks Greg for mentioning this. I don't know it yet and will try to find and check it out!