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Andersen, V.L. (2009) “På fod med nyere tids arkæologi – sko som kilde” [Shoes as a source in modern archaeology] in: Lyngstrøm, H. (ed), Glimt fra en anden verden, Specialer ved Forhistorisk Arkæologi, 2006, 2007 and 2008, Saxo-instituttet, Københavns Universitet

Andersen, V.L, (2009) “Fodens fjende” [Shoes: enemies of the foot], Skalk, June 2009, 9-12

Attwater, W. A. (1961) Leathercraft, London

Bossan, M-J. (2004) The Art of the Shoe (a major work on shoe history, translated from the French)

Ericsson, I and Atzback, R. (eds)(2005) Depotfunde aus Gebäuden in Zentraleuropa (Concealed finds from buildings in Central Europe - Papers from the 2003 Bamberg conference), Berlin

Gilmour, L. ed. (2004) In the Saddle. An exploration of the saddle through history. London, Archetype

Goubitz, O. (1979) 'Een snipper is ook een schoen.' Westerheem 28, 70-82

Goubitz, O. (1983) 'Drie merkwaardige schoenen.' Westerheem 32, 376-378

Goubitz, O. (1984) 'The drawing and registration of archaeological footwear', Studies in Conservation 29, 187-196

Goubitz, O. (1986) 'De schoen als bodemvondst voor het voetlicht.' Kostuum. Jaaruitgave van de Nederlandse Kostuumvereniging, 16-19

Goubitz, O. (1987a) 'Versierd schoeisel.' Kostuum. Jaaruitgave van de Nederlandse Kostuumvereniging, 19-26

Goubitz, O. (1987b) 'Calceology: a new hobby: the drawing and recording of archaeological  footwear.' In, Friendship-Taylor, D; Swann, J. en Thomas, S. (eds.). Recent Research in Archaeological        Footwear. (Association of Archaeological Illustrators & Surveyors Technical Paper 8, 1-28

Goubitz, O. (1989) ‘Verborgen Schoeisel’ (Concealed Shoes), Westerheem VIII no. 5, 233-239

Goubitz, O. (1995) 'Calceologie: Schoeiselkunde. Een detail van de archeologie',  Westerheem. 44, 231-235

Goubitz, O. (1996-97)  'Eight Exceptional Medieval Shoes from the Netherlands.'  Berichten van de Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek, Amersfoort. 42, 425-455

Goubitz, O. (1999) 'Calceologie. De lyriek van oude schoenen', Kunst en Wetenschap 2, 27-9

Groenman-van Waateringe, W. (1974) 'Die Entwicklung der Schuhmode in 2500 Jahren.', Die Kunde N.F 25, 111-120

Groenman-van Waateringe, W. (1975) 'Society....rests on leather'. In: J.G.N. Renaud (ed.), Rotterdam Papers II,  Rotterdam, 95-119

Groenman-van Waateringe, W. (1978)  'Shoe sizes and paleodemography? Helinium 18, 184-189

Groenman-van Waateringe, W. and Herschel, H. (1982) 'How healthy were the feet of our predecessors?' Proceedings of the Paleopathology Association 4th European meeting, 335-340

Groneman, C. H. (1974) Leather Tooling and Carving, New York

Harris, S. and Veldmeijer, A. J. eds. (2014) Why Leather? The Material and Cultural Dimensions of Leather, (Proceedings of an ALG conference held in 2011)

This book is available in electronic format and can also be browsed online for free at http://www.sidestone.com/library/

Jenkins, J. G. (1974) Nets and Coracles, Newton Abbot, Devon

Larsén, Rene and Rahme, Lotta (1999) Laeder, pergament og skind, Det kongelige Danske Kunstakademien, ISBN 87-89730-22-4

Mascall, L. (1583) A Profitable Boke, (first published in Brussels in 1513 and contains receipes for dying textiles and leather) Bodleian shelf-mark Ashm.1672(5); British Library C.31.C.18

Montembault, V. (1997) 'Calcéologie et archéologie: l'étude des chaussures archéologiques', La Chaussure 5, 62-65

Mould, Q. (2011) 'Have we got leather waste from a tannery?' in R. Thomson and Q. Mould (eds) Leather Tanneries The archaeological evidence, London, Archetype Publications, 33-38

Mould, Q (ed) (2017) Leather in Warfare: Attack, Defence and the Unexpected (Proceedings of a 2014 joint conference held by the Archaeological Leather Group and the Royal Armouries, Leeds) Leeds, Trustees of the Royal Armouries

Riello, G. and McNeil, P. (eds) (2006) Shoes, a history from sandals to sneakers Oxford/New York, Berg  (a lavishly illustrated and wide-ranging treatment of shoe fashion and aesthetics through the ages)

Reed, R. (1972) Ancient Skins, Parchments and Leathers, London

Roder, H. ed.(2008) Schuhtik. Von kalten Füssen und heissen Sohlen, (a cultural history of shoes) Mainz

Schwarz, S.( 2000) Altägyptisches Lederhandwerk. Frankfurt, Peter Lang

Severin, T. (1978) The Brendan Voyage, London

Sharphouse, J. (1973) Leather Technicians' Handbook, British Leather Federation

Spriggs, J. (1998) 'The British Beaver - Fur, Fact and Fantasy' in Cameron, E. (ed) Leather and Fur, London, 91-101

Swann, J. M. (1996) ‘Shoes concealed in buildings’, Costume 30, 56-69; online version at: http://www.apotropaios.co.uk/june_swann_concealed_shoes.htm

Swann, J. M. (2001) History of Footwear in Norway, Sweden and Finland: Prehistory to 1950, Vitterhetsakademien, Stockholm 

Swann, J. M. (2005) ‘Interpreting Concealed Shoes and Associated Finds,  in Ericsson, I and Atzbach, R (2005) see above, 115-119

Swann, J. M. (2006) ‘Walking before Shoe Heels’ in Obuv v Historii (The Shoes in History), Collection of Lectures of the 4th International Shoe Conference, Zlin, Czech Republic 2004 (CD)

Swann, J. M. (2006) ‘Handgjorda och Konfektionssydda skor i Sverige (Bespoke and readymade shoes in Sweden) in S. Nestor (ed.) Sor ger mer: makt, flard, magi, Stockholm, 29-44

Swann, J. M. (2007) ‘Decorating Shoes’ in K. Johansen (ed.) Costume: Design and Decoration, ICOM Costume Committee, Copenhagen, 166-70

Swann, J. M. (2008) ‘Shoes: Accessory or Vital Kit?’ [in German] in Roder, H (ed) Schuhtik (see above) 31-38

Swann, J. M. (2009) ‘Red shoes, from Ancient Rome to 20th century Western Europe’ in Obuv v Historii 2007, Zlin, Czech Republic, 13-17 [in Czech and English]

Thomas, S; Clarkson, L. and Thomson, R. (1983) Leather Manufacture Through the Ages, Proceedings of the 27th East Midlands Industrial Archaeology Conference 1983, Northampton

Thomson, R. (1981-2) 'Tanning: man's first manufacturing process?', Transactions of the Newcomen Society 53, 139-156

Thomson, R. (1982) ‘Le Musée du Cuir en Grande Bretagne’, Cuir et Tannerie 3, 51-53

Thomson, R. (1985) ‘Cuoio’ (Article), in Storia del Secolo XX, Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome

Thomson, R. (1992) ‘Leather and Society’ in Proceedings of First Waterer Commemorative Seminar

Thomson, R. (1998) 'Leather Working Processes' in Cameron, E. (ed) Leather and Fur, London, 1-9

Thornton, J. H,  Swann, J.M,  Swallow, A.W,  Rector, W.K,  Metcalfe, A.C and Longmore, R.B. (1973) 'Excavated Shoes to 1600',   Museum Assistants' Group Transactions 12

Volken, M. (2014) Archaeological Footwear: Development of Shoe Patterns and Styles from Prehistory til the 1600's, Netherlands, Stichting Promotie Archeologie

Volken, S. and M. (1994) 'Examination of medieval soles for technological data', ROB interne rapporten 19, Rijksdienst voor het Outheidkundig Bodemonderzoek, Amersfoort

Turner, R. and Scaife, R. (eds) (1995), Bog Bodies: New Discoveries and New Perspectives, London, British Museum

Waterer, J. (1946) Leather: in Life, Art and Industry, London

Waterer, J. (1956) 'Leather' in Singer and Holmyard, History of Technology 2, Oxford

Waterer, J. (1959) A Picture Book of Leather, The Museum of Leathercraft, Northampton

Waterer, J. (1968) Leather Craftsmanship, New York

Waterer, J. (1981) Leather and the Warrior, Museum of Leathercraft, L. Merrifield (ed), Northampton

Wills, B. (1987) 'The tanning of sheep and goat skins in North Africa', Museums Ethnographers Group Newsletter 20, 84-90