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HISTORY OF FOOTWEAR
9.2 11th century

Evudence of the footwear worn by noblemen in this period comes from the works of Donizone of Canossa who, in his poem in hexameters "Vita Mathildis", quoted the black and white poimted "Calcei" (see chapter n.° 6) worn by an ancestor of countess Mathilda of Canossa and the long pointed toe shoes, the red close-fitting shoes and the embroidered "Calcei" of bishop Tealdo, her ancestor.

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