Shoetype: Type Zürich
Lace fastened low cut shoe with deep pointed instep vent - 4. quarter 13th century till 1. quarter 14th century Finds Chillon Castle (CH)1, about 1275
Konstanz (DE)2
Schleswig (DE)3, after 1280
Description A characteristic feature of this low cut shoe is the deep pointed instep vent. It is closed via two attached straps above the instep.
The vamp is cut in one piece with possible inserts at the side for larger sizes with a forward tilted closing seam on the medial side of the shoe.
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