Quote:She (Carol van Driel-Murray) did the Roman chapter in 'Stepping through Time' - an excellent book - which has pretty much all the shoe finds from northwestern Europe. Very interesting reading.
It is indeed, probably the best overview at the moment, but not enough by far if you want to get really detailed information. Also there are a few minor inaccuracies. You can't do with a single book if you want to get a good level of knowledge on roman shoes IMHO.
About the original question, of the Qasr Ibrim find I have only seen a picture of the boot somewhere once (can't find it at the moment). I'm still looking for a bibliographical reference ...
Here's what I am using at the moment for information on roman shoes (the list is still growing :-)
Busch, Anna Lisa: Die römerzeitlichen Schuh- und Lederfunde der Kastelle Saalburg, Zugmantel and Kleiner Feldberg. Saalburg Jahrbuch 22, 1965.
Driel-Murray, C. van: 'Shoes in perspective', in Unz, C. (ed.) 1986: Studien zu den Militärgrenzen Roms III, Stuttgart, 139-45
Driel-Murray, C. van and Gechter, M.: 'Funde aus der Fabrika der legio I Minervia aus Bonner Berg', Rheinische Ausgrabungen 23, 1983, 1-83
Driel-Murray, C. van: Das Ostkastell von Welzheim, Rems-Murr-Kreis. Die römischen Lederfunde. Stuttgart: 1998
Driel-Murray, C. van: Romeinse leervonstenuit Vechten. Westerheem/29. 1980. 349-355.
Driel-Murray, C. van: Dead Men's Shoes. in Schlüter, Wolfgang. Rom, Germanien und die Ausgrabungen von Kalkriese. 1999. 169-191.
Driel-Murray, C. van: Römisches Schuhwerk. in Ludwig Wamser (Hg.). Die Römer zwischen Alpen und Nordmeer. Mainz 2000. 150-154
Driel-Murray, C. van, John Peter Wild et al.: Vindolanda. Research Reports, New Series. Vol. III The Early Wooden Forts. 1993
Driel-Murray, C. van: Footwear in the North-Western Provinces of the Roman Empire. in Goubitz/Van Driel-Murray/Groenman-van Wateringe: Stepping Through Time. Archeological Footwear from Prehistoric Times until 1800, Zwolle 2001.
Driel-Murray, C. van: The Leatherwork from the Fort. in Cool, H.E.M. and Philo, C.: Roman Castleford Excavations 1974-85. Volume I: The Small Finds, Yorkshire Archaeology 4, Wakefield 1998. 285-303
Gansser-Burckhardt, A.: Das Leder und seine Verarbeitung im römischen Legionslager Vindonissa, Basel 1942
Göpfrich, Jutta: Römische Lederfunde aus Mainz. Offenbach: 1991
Goldman, Norma: Roman Footwear in Judith Lynn Sebesta, The world of Roman costume. Madison, Wis. 1994. 101-129
Groenman-van Waateringe, W.: Romeins lederwerk uit Valkenburg Z.H., Groningen 1967