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Shoes, Slippers, and Sandals

Feet and Footwear in Classical Antiquity

Shoes, Slippers, and Sandals

Feet and Footwear in Classical Antiquity

Edited BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2018
eBook Published 21 September 2018
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429487699
Pages 356 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429946707
SubjectsHumanities
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Pickup, S. (Ed.), Waite, S. (Ed.). (2019). Shoes, Slippers, and Sandals. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429487699
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This edited volume groups research on the significance of ancient feet and footwear, much of which was presented, discussed and reviewed at the conference: Shoes, Slippers and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Antiquity, held at Newcastle University and the Great North Museum from 29 June–1 July 2015.

Ancient dress and adornment have received significant consideration in recent scholarship, though, strikingly, feet and footwear have featured relatively little in this discussion. This volume aims to rectify this imbalance through its fifteen chapters covering a wide range of aspects associated with feet and footwear in classical antiquity. Contributions are grouped under four headings: ‘Envisaging footwear’, ‘Following footprints’, ‘One from a pair’ and ‘Between representation and reality’, reflecting the broad range and interdisciplinary nature of the approaches undertaken.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
Surveying shoes, slippers and sandals
BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
View abstract
part Part 1|2 pages
Envisaging footwear
chapter 1|75 pages
Sandals on the wall
16The symbolism of footwear on Athenian painted pottery *
BySally Waite, Emma Gooch
View abstract
chapter 2|15 pages
At the symposium
Why take off our boots? The significance of boots placed underneath the kline on Attic red-figure vase painting (c.500–440 bc)
ByValérie Toillon
View abstract
chapter 3|13 pages
Donning footwear
The invention and diffusion of an iconographic motif in archaic Athens
ByYael Young
View abstract
chapter 4|13 pages
Pantāi krēpides
Shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
ByChristiaan Caspers
View abstract
part Part 2|2 pages
Following footprints
chapter 5|12 pages
Simon the Athenian
133Archaeological, sociological and philosophical remarks on a philosopher shoemaker
BySebastiano Molinelli
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Stepping onto the stage
Aeschylus’ Oresteia and tragic footwear *
BySusanna Phillippo
View abstract
chapter 7|19 pages
A colossal porphyry foot in Newcastle 1
ByAndrew Parkin
View abstract
part Part 3|2 pages
One from a pair
chapter 8|23 pages
The left foot aryballos wearing a network sandal *
ByAmy C. Smith
View abstract
chapter 9|13 pages
One shoe off and one shoe on
The motif of monosandalism in Classical Greece *
BySue Blundell
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
A slip and a slap
Aphrodite and her footwear
BySadie Pickup
View abstract
chapter 11|14 pages
Achilles’ discovery on Skyros
Status and representation of the monosandalos in Roman art
ByCharlotte Chrétien
View abstract
part Part 4|2 pages
Between representation and reality
chapter 12|22 pages
Sandals for the living, sandals for the dead
262Roman children and their footwear
ByAnnika Backe-Dahmen
View abstract
chapter 13|18 pages
The footwear of the Antonine monument from Ephesus
ByEva Christof
View abstract
chapter 14|9 pages
A ‘shoe’ brooch from the Roman Fort at South Shields
ByAlexandra T. Croom
View abstract
chapter 15|15 pages
Metal fittings on the Vindolanda shoes
Footwear and evidence for podiatric knowledge in the Roman world
ByElizabeth M. Greene
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Glossary
View abstract

This edited volume groups research on the significance of ancient feet and footwear, much of which was presented, discussed and reviewed at the conference: Shoes, Slippers and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Antiquity, held at Newcastle University and the Great North Museum from 29 June–1 July 2015.

Ancient dress and adornment have received significant consideration in recent scholarship, though, strikingly, feet and footwear have featured relatively little in this discussion. This volume aims to rectify this imbalance through its fifteen chapters covering a wide range of aspects associated with feet and footwear in classical antiquity. Contributions are grouped under four headings: ‘Envisaging footwear’, ‘Following footprints’, ‘One from a pair’ and ‘Between representation and reality’, reflecting the broad range and interdisciplinary nature of the approaches undertaken.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
Surveying shoes, slippers and sandals
BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
View abstract
part Part 1|2 pages
Envisaging footwear
chapter 1|75 pages
Sandals on the wall
16The symbolism of footwear on Athenian painted pottery *
BySally Waite, Emma Gooch
View abstract
chapter 2|15 pages
At the symposium
Why take off our boots? The significance of boots placed underneath the kline on Attic red-figure vase painting (c.500–440 bc)
ByValérie Toillon
View abstract
chapter 3|13 pages
Donning footwear
The invention and diffusion of an iconographic motif in archaic Athens
ByYael Young
View abstract
chapter 4|13 pages
Pantāi krēpides
Shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
ByChristiaan Caspers
View abstract
part Part 2|2 pages
Following footprints
chapter 5|12 pages
Simon the Athenian
133Archaeological, sociological and philosophical remarks on a philosopher shoemaker
BySebastiano Molinelli
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Stepping onto the stage
Aeschylus’ Oresteia and tragic footwear *
BySusanna Phillippo
View abstract
chapter 7|19 pages
A colossal porphyry foot in Newcastle 1
ByAndrew Parkin
View abstract
part Part 3|2 pages
One from a pair
chapter 8|23 pages
The left foot aryballos wearing a network sandal *
ByAmy C. Smith
View abstract
chapter 9|13 pages
One shoe off and one shoe on
The motif of monosandalism in Classical Greece *
BySue Blundell
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
A slip and a slap
Aphrodite and her footwear
BySadie Pickup
View abstract
chapter 11|14 pages
Achilles’ discovery on Skyros
Status and representation of the monosandalos in Roman art
ByCharlotte Chrétien
View abstract
part Part 4|2 pages
Between representation and reality
chapter 12|22 pages
Sandals for the living, sandals for the dead
262Roman children and their footwear
ByAnnika Backe-Dahmen
View abstract
chapter 13|18 pages
The footwear of the Antonine monument from Ephesus
ByEva Christof
View abstract
chapter 14|9 pages
A ‘shoe’ brooch from the Roman Fort at South Shields
ByAlexandra T. Croom
View abstract
chapter 15|15 pages
Metal fittings on the Vindolanda shoes
Footwear and evidence for podiatric knowledge in the Roman world
ByElizabeth M. Greene
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Glossary
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This edited volume groups research on the significance of ancient feet and footwear, much of which was presented, discussed and reviewed at the conference: Shoes, Slippers and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Antiquity, held at Newcastle University and the Great North Museum from 29 June–1 July 2015.

Ancient dress and adornment have received significant consideration in recent scholarship, though, strikingly, feet and footwear have featured relatively little in this discussion. This volume aims to rectify this imbalance through its fifteen chapters covering a wide range of aspects associated with feet and footwear in classical antiquity. Contributions are grouped under four headings: ‘Envisaging footwear’, ‘Following footprints’, ‘One from a pair’ and ‘Between representation and reality’, reflecting the broad range and interdisciplinary nature of the approaches undertaken.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
Surveying shoes, slippers and sandals
BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
View abstract
part Part 1|2 pages
Envisaging footwear
chapter 1|75 pages
Sandals on the wall
16The symbolism of footwear on Athenian painted pottery *
BySally Waite, Emma Gooch
View abstract
chapter 2|15 pages
At the symposium
Why take off our boots? The significance of boots placed underneath the kline on Attic red-figure vase painting (c.500–440 bc)
ByValérie Toillon
View abstract
chapter 3|13 pages
Donning footwear
The invention and diffusion of an iconographic motif in archaic Athens
ByYael Young
View abstract
chapter 4|13 pages
Pantāi krēpides
Shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
ByChristiaan Caspers
View abstract
part Part 2|2 pages
Following footprints
chapter 5|12 pages
Simon the Athenian
133Archaeological, sociological and philosophical remarks on a philosopher shoemaker
BySebastiano Molinelli
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Stepping onto the stage
Aeschylus’ Oresteia and tragic footwear *
BySusanna Phillippo
View abstract
chapter 7|19 pages
A colossal porphyry foot in Newcastle 1
ByAndrew Parkin
View abstract
part Part 3|2 pages
One from a pair
chapter 8|23 pages
The left foot aryballos wearing a network sandal *
ByAmy C. Smith
View abstract
chapter 9|13 pages
One shoe off and one shoe on
The motif of monosandalism in Classical Greece *
BySue Blundell
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
A slip and a slap
Aphrodite and her footwear
BySadie Pickup
View abstract
chapter 11|14 pages
Achilles’ discovery on Skyros
Status and representation of the monosandalos in Roman art
ByCharlotte Chrétien
View abstract
part Part 4|2 pages
Between representation and reality
chapter 12|22 pages
Sandals for the living, sandals for the dead
262Roman children and their footwear
ByAnnika Backe-Dahmen
View abstract
chapter 13|18 pages
The footwear of the Antonine monument from Ephesus
ByEva Christof
View abstract
chapter 14|9 pages
A ‘shoe’ brooch from the Roman Fort at South Shields
ByAlexandra T. Croom
View abstract
chapter 15|15 pages
Metal fittings on the Vindolanda shoes
Footwear and evidence for podiatric knowledge in the Roman world
ByElizabeth M. Greene
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Glossary
View abstract

This edited volume groups research on the significance of ancient feet and footwear, much of which was presented, discussed and reviewed at the conference: Shoes, Slippers and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Antiquity, held at Newcastle University and the Great North Museum from 29 June–1 July 2015.

Ancient dress and adornment have received significant consideration in recent scholarship, though, strikingly, feet and footwear have featured relatively little in this discussion. This volume aims to rectify this imbalance through its fifteen chapters covering a wide range of aspects associated with feet and footwear in classical antiquity. Contributions are grouped under four headings: ‘Envisaging footwear’, ‘Following footprints’, ‘One from a pair’ and ‘Between representation and reality’, reflecting the broad range and interdisciplinary nature of the approaches undertaken.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
Surveying shoes, slippers and sandals
BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
View abstract
part Part 1|2 pages
Envisaging footwear
chapter 1|75 pages
Sandals on the wall
16The symbolism of footwear on Athenian painted pottery *
BySally Waite, Emma Gooch
View abstract
chapter 2|15 pages
At the symposium
Why take off our boots? The significance of boots placed underneath the kline on Attic red-figure vase painting (c.500–440 bc)
ByValérie Toillon
View abstract
chapter 3|13 pages
Donning footwear
The invention and diffusion of an iconographic motif in archaic Athens
ByYael Young
View abstract
chapter 4|13 pages
Pantāi krēpides
Shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
ByChristiaan Caspers
View abstract
part Part 2|2 pages
Following footprints
chapter 5|12 pages
Simon the Athenian
133Archaeological, sociological and philosophical remarks on a philosopher shoemaker
BySebastiano Molinelli
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Stepping onto the stage
Aeschylus’ Oresteia and tragic footwear *
BySusanna Phillippo
View abstract
chapter 7|19 pages
A colossal porphyry foot in Newcastle 1
ByAndrew Parkin
View abstract
part Part 3|2 pages
One from a pair
chapter 8|23 pages
The left foot aryballos wearing a network sandal *
ByAmy C. Smith
View abstract
chapter 9|13 pages
One shoe off and one shoe on
The motif of monosandalism in Classical Greece *
BySue Blundell
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
A slip and a slap
Aphrodite and her footwear
BySadie Pickup
View abstract
chapter 11|14 pages
Achilles’ discovery on Skyros
Status and representation of the monosandalos in Roman art
ByCharlotte Chrétien
View abstract
part Part 4|2 pages
Between representation and reality
chapter 12|22 pages
Sandals for the living, sandals for the dead
262Roman children and their footwear
ByAnnika Backe-Dahmen
View abstract
chapter 13|18 pages
The footwear of the Antonine monument from Ephesus
ByEva Christof
View abstract
chapter 14|9 pages
A ‘shoe’ brooch from the Roman Fort at South Shields
ByAlexandra T. Croom
View abstract
chapter 15|15 pages
Metal fittings on the Vindolanda shoes
Footwear and evidence for podiatric knowledge in the Roman world
ByElizabeth M. Greene
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Glossary
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This edited volume groups research on the significance of ancient feet and footwear, much of which was presented, discussed and reviewed at the conference: Shoes, Slippers and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Antiquity, held at Newcastle University and the Great North Museum from 29 June–1 July 2015.

Ancient dress and adornment have received significant consideration in recent scholarship, though, strikingly, feet and footwear have featured relatively little in this discussion. This volume aims to rectify this imbalance through its fifteen chapters covering a wide range of aspects associated with feet and footwear in classical antiquity. Contributions are grouped under four headings: ‘Envisaging footwear’, ‘Following footprints’, ‘One from a pair’ and ‘Between representation and reality’, reflecting the broad range and interdisciplinary nature of the approaches undertaken.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
Surveying shoes, slippers and sandals
BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
View abstract
part Part 1|2 pages
Envisaging footwear
chapter 1|75 pages
Sandals on the wall
16The symbolism of footwear on Athenian painted pottery *
BySally Waite, Emma Gooch
View abstract
chapter 2|15 pages
At the symposium
Why take off our boots? The significance of boots placed underneath the kline on Attic red-figure vase painting (c.500–440 bc)
ByValérie Toillon
View abstract
chapter 3|13 pages
Donning footwear
The invention and diffusion of an iconographic motif in archaic Athens
ByYael Young
View abstract
chapter 4|13 pages
Pantāi krēpides
Shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
ByChristiaan Caspers
View abstract
part Part 2|2 pages
Following footprints
chapter 5|12 pages
Simon the Athenian
133Archaeological, sociological and philosophical remarks on a philosopher shoemaker
BySebastiano Molinelli
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Stepping onto the stage
Aeschylus’ Oresteia and tragic footwear *
BySusanna Phillippo
View abstract
chapter 7|19 pages
A colossal porphyry foot in Newcastle 1
ByAndrew Parkin
View abstract
part Part 3|2 pages
One from a pair
chapter 8|23 pages
The left foot aryballos wearing a network sandal *
ByAmy C. Smith
View abstract
chapter 9|13 pages
One shoe off and one shoe on
The motif of monosandalism in Classical Greece *
BySue Blundell
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
A slip and a slap
Aphrodite and her footwear
BySadie Pickup
View abstract
chapter 11|14 pages
Achilles’ discovery on Skyros
Status and representation of the monosandalos in Roman art
ByCharlotte Chrétien
View abstract
part Part 4|2 pages
Between representation and reality
chapter 12|22 pages
Sandals for the living, sandals for the dead
262Roman children and their footwear
ByAnnika Backe-Dahmen
View abstract
chapter 13|18 pages
The footwear of the Antonine monument from Ephesus
ByEva Christof
View abstract
chapter 14|9 pages
A ‘shoe’ brooch from the Roman Fort at South Shields
ByAlexandra T. Croom
View abstract
chapter 15|15 pages
Metal fittings on the Vindolanda shoes
Footwear and evidence for podiatric knowledge in the Roman world
ByElizabeth M. Greene
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Glossary
View abstract

This edited volume groups research on the significance of ancient feet and footwear, much of which was presented, discussed and reviewed at the conference: Shoes, Slippers and Sandals: Feet and Footwear in Antiquity, held at Newcastle University and the Great North Museum from 29 June–1 July 2015.

Ancient dress and adornment have received significant consideration in recent scholarship, though, strikingly, feet and footwear have featured relatively little in this discussion. This volume aims to rectify this imbalance through its fifteen chapters covering a wide range of aspects associated with feet and footwear in classical antiquity. Contributions are grouped under four headings: ‘Envisaging footwear’, ‘Following footprints’, ‘One from a pair’ and ‘Between representation and reality’, reflecting the broad range and interdisciplinary nature of the approaches undertaken.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
Surveying shoes, slippers and sandals
BySadie Pickup, Sally Waite
View abstract
part Part 1|2 pages
Envisaging footwear
chapter 1|75 pages
Sandals on the wall
16The symbolism of footwear on Athenian painted pottery *
BySally Waite, Emma Gooch
View abstract
chapter 2|15 pages
At the symposium
Why take off our boots? The significance of boots placed underneath the kline on Attic red-figure vase painting (c.500–440 bc)
ByValérie Toillon
View abstract
chapter 3|13 pages
Donning footwear
The invention and diffusion of an iconographic motif in archaic Athens
ByYael Young
View abstract
chapter 4|13 pages
Pantāi krēpides
Shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
ByChristiaan Caspers
View abstract
part Part 2|2 pages
Following footprints
chapter 5|12 pages
Simon the Athenian
133Archaeological, sociological and philosophical remarks on a philosopher shoemaker
BySebastiano Molinelli
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Stepping onto the stage
Aeschylus’ Oresteia and tragic footwear *
BySusanna Phillippo
View abstract
chapter 7|19 pages
A colossal porphyry foot in Newcastle 1
ByAndrew Parkin
View abstract
part Part 3|2 pages
One from a pair
chapter 8|23 pages
The left foot aryballos wearing a network sandal *
ByAmy C. Smith
View abstract
chapter 9|13 pages
One shoe off and one shoe on
The motif of monosandalism in Classical Greece *
BySue Blundell
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
A slip and a slap
Aphrodite and her footwear
BySadie Pickup
View abstract
chapter 11|14 pages
Achilles’ discovery on Skyros
Status and representation of the monosandalos in Roman art
ByCharlotte Chrétien
View abstract
part Part 4|2 pages
Between representation and reality
chapter 12|22 pages
Sandals for the living, sandals for the dead
262Roman children and their footwear
ByAnnika Backe-Dahmen
View abstract
chapter 13|18 pages
The footwear of the Antonine monument from Ephesus
ByEva Christof
View abstract
chapter 14|9 pages
A ‘shoe’ brooch from the Roman Fort at South Shields
ByAlexandra T. Croom
View abstract
chapter 15|15 pages
Metal fittings on the Vindolanda shoes
Footwear and evidence for podiatric knowledge in the Roman world
ByElizabeth M. Greene
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Glossary
View abstract
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