10-11-2012, 08:56 AM
2nd Century Antonine Mans shoe UK size 8-9(estimated) from Bar hill, intended for a roman fashion display.
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Upper to sole construction
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leather Used: Upper and midsole filler: supple Veg Tanned cowhide 3mm+ thick, Insole: 4mm stiff veg tanned cowhide, Main sole: stiff (but not compressed) Oak tanned Cowhide 8+mm thick total for all 3 layers 15+mm , thread used:Italian linen shoe makers hand stitching thread,front center seam on upper 3 strand cord, main upper to sole 5 strand cord , main sole 6 strand cord hand twisted, binder for thread: beaswax and pine resin mix. you should note the main stitching work is not visible on the completed shoe.
source material: The Leather from "Bar Hill A Roman Fort and its Finds" (BAR 16 1975)
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Upper to sole construction
[attachment=5469]Calcei1BarHillconstructionsmall2.jpg[/attachment]
leather Used: Upper and midsole filler: supple Veg Tanned cowhide 3mm+ thick, Insole: 4mm stiff veg tanned cowhide, Main sole: stiff (but not compressed) Oak tanned Cowhide 8+mm thick total for all 3 layers 15+mm , thread used:Italian linen shoe makers hand stitching thread,front center seam on upper 3 strand cord, main upper to sole 5 strand cord , main sole 6 strand cord hand twisted, binder for thread: beaswax and pine resin mix. you should note the main stitching work is not visible on the completed shoe.
source material: The Leather from "Bar Hill A Roman Fort and its Finds" (BAR 16 1975)
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867