Pretty interesting question but hard to answer.

Last year I was working on multiple short summaries for the different types for the 13th century. I have published my results in the german Mittelaterforum, so everyone could use them for free.

Now you can find these summaries also in the download area. The naming scheme was inspirired by Marquita Volken¹.

Here you find some example of cut-out decorations on 13th century shoes.

Low cut buckle-fastened shoe with deep pointed instep vent - 2. quarter 13th century till 1. quarter 14th century.

Finds

Kolberg (PL)¹, 1225-1300
Lund (SE)²
Schleswig (DE)³, ab 1280

Description

Low cut shoe with a deep, pointed instep vent and a narrow extended tabs for attaching a buckle and a strap to close the shoe over the instep point.

The upper is cut in one piece with possible extensions for the straps. The closing seam is on the medial side of the shoe. The heel is often raised a little bit.

I finally made it and create my own small website. Who I am? Read more about myself.

On this site I want to share my research results, How-To’s, Worklogs and more. I hope that this informaton can be of some help or at least a little bit interesting.

Have fun!