03-27-2006, 08:27 PM
Hi Graham,
allow me to slightly correct the title above: It should be
Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts
(- I realized when searching for the book) Looking forward to have a glimpse at it, thanks for mentioning it!
Another source is
Lau, Otto. Schuster und Schusterhandwerk in der griechisch-römischen Literatur und Kunst. Bonn 1965.
He writes that white was normally used for calceus muliebris, made of alumn tanned leather (p.119, ibid.). Calcei normally were black (p.117), the calceus patricius of reddish leather according to Isidor (p.147).
Examples of surviving 1st century AD calcei can be seen in
Göpfrich, Jutta: Römische Lederfunde aus Mainz. Offenbach: 1991
allow me to slightly correct the title above: It should be
Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts
(- I realized when searching for the book) Looking forward to have a glimpse at it, thanks for mentioning it!
Another source is
Lau, Otto. Schuster und Schusterhandwerk in der griechisch-römischen Literatur und Kunst. Bonn 1965.
He writes that white was normally used for calceus muliebris, made of alumn tanned leather (p.119, ibid.). Calcei normally were black (p.117), the calceus patricius of reddish leather according to Isidor (p.147).
Examples of surviving 1st century AD calcei can be seen in
Göpfrich, Jutta: Römische Lederfunde aus Mainz. Offenbach: 1991
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin Moser
http://www.legio8augusta.de
Leatherwork Through the Ages Homepage
Leatherwork Through the Ages Facebook Page
