08-03-2007, 10:45 PM
Salvete Omnes!
In a couple of Opsrey's books, they have this style of knee-high boot, laced up the front, with the toes exposed, shown on a couple of figures around the 5th to 6th century CE. I have seen a pair of boots like this once in person, worn by a guy at a Renfaire in Phoenix, AZ, but his covered the toes as well.
Here is a link to one of the Opsrey books (Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars) that shows this style of boot...
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_d ... MAA~per=41
Can anyone tell me if this style of boot has any sort of historical accuracy? If so, are there any known examples of it, or better yet, a place were one might be able to purchase such footwear (or get it custom made)?
Actually, I think i might have found a source for the image, which appears to be a Greek boot often used by Actors and Hunters...
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/R ... urnus.html
It does look a lot like that style of boot shown on the Osprey book. The Cothurnus seems to be related to a boot called a Buskin. Theres at least one reference that this type of boot was reserved for the gods as well, and that some emperors wore them too.
But thats all the info I can find... not sure when it would have ben used.
Optime Valete!
In a couple of Opsrey's books, they have this style of knee-high boot, laced up the front, with the toes exposed, shown on a couple of figures around the 5th to 6th century CE. I have seen a pair of boots like this once in person, worn by a guy at a Renfaire in Phoenix, AZ, but his covered the toes as well.
Here is a link to one of the Opsrey books (Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars) that shows this style of boot...
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_d ... MAA~per=41
Can anyone tell me if this style of boot has any sort of historical accuracy? If so, are there any known examples of it, or better yet, a place were one might be able to purchase such footwear (or get it custom made)?
Actually, I think i might have found a source for the image, which appears to be a Greek boot often used by Actors and Hunters...
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/R ... urnus.html
It does look a lot like that style of boot shown on the Osprey book. The Cothurnus seems to be related to a boot called a Buskin. Theres at least one reference that this type of boot was reserved for the gods as well, and that some emperors wore them too.
But thats all the info I can find... not sure when it would have ben used.
Optime Valete!
M. Artorius C. f. L. n. Sub. Silvanus
aka David Coleman
aka David Coleman
