In message <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] .uga.edu writes: > Just today I started looking for general information on shoes. I > have about a dozen from an early 20th century dump, but I can't find > any decent books or articles in our library about chronology or > technological change. Any suggestions for references. The Department of Urban Archaeology, Museum of London's reference manual _Identifying Shoes_, Jo Groves, 1984 may be of interest. The Museum of London has also published a good book on medieval shoes (which I don't have, so cannot give further details). Northampton Museum is the place to enquire about shoes. -- Pat Reynolds Keeper of Social History, Buckinghamshire and Freelance Curator [log in to unmask]