John Peacock charts the development of every kind and style of footwear from earliest times to the present day, for both men and women. His drawings reproduce in meticulous detail a host of representative examples from every era: the simple sandals of Ancient Egypt, made from natural fibers; exquisite Greek footwear of the Golden Age, including boots made from rawhide with leather linings and leg bindings; richly embroidered and bejeweled shoes of...