I just found Stepping Through Time available in paperback from Oxbow Books in the UK for 25 pounds! This book is a must have for the serious period shoe aficionado.
For those who haven't encountered this gem:
Stepping Through Time: Archaeological Footwear from Prehistoric Times until 1800 by Olaf Goubitz, Carol van Driel-Murray and Willy Groenman-van Waateringe
Drawing on 25 years' experience as a conservator of leather, Goubitz presents a typological catalogue of footwear dating from 800-1800 AD. The study is based on Goubitz' analysis of an important assemblage of shoes recovered from excavations at Dordrecht in the Netherlands but the volume's aim is to offer guidance for the identification of shoes found on sites across north-western Europe. In addition, contributions from van Driel-Murray and Groenman-van Waateringe examine evidence for shoe types in prehistoric Europe and the north-western provinces of the Roman Empire, periods which inevitably have left less evidence. The fully illustrated catalogue follows a comprehensive discussion of shoes styles and technology including height standards, iconography, material, patterns, stitches, soles, the identification and dating of fragments and conservation. The volume should prove a useful tool for Roman and, especially, medieval historians and archaeologists.
I've spent many happy moments perusing Duchess D's hard back copy. The hard back was pretty pricey and damn near impossible to get your hands on. The paperback at 25 pounds is serious cause for celebration.*
*I am prepared to admit that this may have been available for ages and I'm just slow on the uptake due to the lack of contact with the real world while I've been studying (which I'm still meant to be doing...I just get distracted by books).
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