Shoes

ref. 19236 — 12mo pp. xii 345 xxixii; iv 213 xv. Bound in later 3/4 calf with leather labels and modest gilt on the spine. Engraved general title-page with another title-page for each work. A fine copy. BMC Vol II. 210.509. Written in Latin this is a history of classical shoes and boots and costumes with some remarkable illustrations. Baudoin was a French scholar originally a breeches maker of Amens in the 16th century who afterwards quit his trade and distinguished himself as a scholar. He was principal of the college in Troyes and director of the Hotel Dieu. Parts of this work were also written by Giulio Negrone 1553-1625; Albert Rubens 1614-1657 and Claudius Salmasius 1588-1653. unknown books