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A long pointed shoe worn in the fourteenth century.

Poulaine

A long pointed shoe worn in the fourteenth century.

A long pointed shoe worn in the fourteenth century.

Poulaine

A long pointed shoe worn in the fourteenth century.

A long pointed shoe worn in the fourteenth century.

Poulaine

A long pointed shoe worn in the fourteenth century.

Ancient Middle Eastern slipper.

Slipper

Ancient Middle Eastern slipper.

"Soccus was nearly if not altogether equivalent in meaning to Crepida, and denoted a slipper or low shoe, which did not fit closely, and was not fastened by any tie. The Soccus was worn by comic actors and was in this respect opposed to the Cothurnus. The preceding cut represents a buffoon, who is dancing in slippers." — Smith, 1873

Soccus

"Soccus was nearly if not altogether equivalent in meaning to Crepida, and denoted a slipper or low…