Shoes Byzantine dress
byzantine men s shoes of partially gilded leather, 6th century, walters art museum.
not many shoes seen in byzantine art because of long robes of rich. red shoes marked emperor; blue shoes, sebastokrator; , green shoes protovestiarios.
the ravenna mosaics show men wearing may sandals white socks, , soldiers wear sandals tied around calf or strips of cloth wrapped round leg calf. these went way toes (similar foot-wrappers still worn russian other ranks).
some soldiers, including later imperial portraits in military dress, show boots reaching knee - red emperor. in imperial regalia of holy roman emperors there shoes or slippers in byzantine style made in palermo before 1220. short, ankle, , generously cut allow many different sizes accommodated. lavishly decorated pearls , jewels , gold scrollwork on sides , on toe of shoe. more practical footwear no doubt worn on less formal occasions.
outside labourers either have sandals or barefoot. sandals follow roman model of straps on thick sole. examples of roman cuculus or military boot seen on shepherds.
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