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Maybe the pattens made for a particular step: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patten_(shoe) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patten_(shoe) but the rich (which more
by jaclaz 9y ago
Maybe the pattens made for a particular step:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patten_(shoe) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patten_(shoe)
but the rich (which more or less represent the whole lot of people found in portraits and paintings) seemingly used them commonly when outside, particularly in cities, while the rest of the people would probably have gone barefoot or had anyway wooden sandals or similar.
- greglindahl 9y agoMost medieval pattens bend near the ball of the foot, and you can heel-walk or toe-walk in them just fine. I own a pair of modern hiking boots that bend in pretty much the same way as pattens -- they have a huge shank that keeps the arch stiff.