There was,
- The open shoe.
- The close shoe.
- The slip shoe.
- The wooden shoe.
- The soc.
- The buskin.
- And The military shoe with hobnails in it, which Juvenal takes notice of.
There were,
- The clogs.
- The pattins.
- The pantoufles.
- The brogues.
- The sandals, with latchets to them.
There was,
- The felt shoe.
- The linen shoe.
- The laced shoe.
- The braided shoe.
- The calceus incisus.
- And The calceus rostratus.
Rubenius showed my father how well they all fitted,—in what manner they laced on,—with what points, straps, thongs, latchets, ribbons, jaggs, and ends.⸻
⸺But I want to be informed about the breeches, said my father.
Albertus Rubenius informed my father that the Romans manufactured stuffs of various fabrics,⸺some plain,—some