Renaissance Footwear as a Mark of Social Differentiation
Volume 17 (2012): People at the Crossroads of Space and Time (Footmarks of Societies in Ancient Europe) I, pp. 158–170
Pub. online: 20 November 2012
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
14 March 2012
14 March 2012
Revised
18 June 2012
18 June 2012
Accepted
22 September 2012
22 September 2012
Published
20 November 2012
20 November 2012
Abstract
Research into individual archaeological shoe finds allows us to make assumptions concerning the differentiation of shoes according to social strata during the Renaissance period. A more complex and higher-quality shoe construction is a characteristic feature of shoes worn by people of a higher social standing.