Monday, 31 January 2011

Ladies' Dress Shoes of the 19th Century













Today we look at Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century by T. Watson Greig, who also authored Ladies' Old-Fashioned Shoes. This volume was published at the turn of the century in 1900 by Edinburgh publisher David Douglas. It includes 20 beautiful full-colour plate of decorative court shoes, with each plate featuring 3 designs. The designs are arrange by colour throughout.
The Library's Special Collections include a number of rare or valuable titles, some dating back to the sixteenth century. These titles are mostly held in the Mackintosh Library. Because of the value of these items, special access arrangement are in place, with viewing strictly by appointment only with our Academic Liaison Librarians.