Medieval ‘Coppergate’ Shoes
Awl Leather, bags, belts, coppergate shoes, medieval clothing, medieval footwear, leather, leather goods, saddlers, Saxon shoes, shoes, Viking shoes, York
Awl Leather, established in 1991, is a manufacturer of footwear, bags, belts and other leather accessories. They are also saddlers. This online catalogue features a selection of medieval style shoes, including several ‘Coppergate’, Viking, and Saxon shoes. The Coppergate-style shoes are based on an original medieval pattern found in York (UK), and have been dated to sometime between the tenth and thirteenth century.
Awl Leather, Bellingen NSW
c. 2011
© Awl Leather 2011
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Awl Leather: Medieval Shoes
Archaeology, Awl Leather, Bellingen, Coppergate, craftsmen, England, Bruce Erskine, leather-work, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, retail, shoes, Viking, York
Awl Leather is a company started by craftsman Bruce Erskine in 1991 and based in the New South Wales town of Bellingen that creates leather goods. Amongst their collection are a number of medieval shoes, some of which are based on actual medieval shoes discovered during archaeological excavations. For example, they sell a Coppergate Shoe based on the shoe found during the excavation of the Viking-Age Coppergate district in York, England.
Awl Leather
10 January 2012
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“The Winter’s Tale†for Perth Stage
Antigonus, Apollo’s Temple, Bohemia, Camillo, costume, drama, Emilia, Florizel, head dress, head-dress, headdress, Hermione, jealousy, John Alden (1908-1962), John Alden Shakespearean Company, Leontes, Mamillius, medieval costume, medieval dress, oracle, Pauline, Perdita, performance, Perth, Polixenes, Shakespeare, shepherd, shepherdess, shoes, Sicilia, sleeves, stage, theatre, The Winter’s Tale, WA, Western Australia, William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In this article from The West Australian in 1952, notice of the upcoming stage production of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” by the John Alden Shakespearean Company is given. The medieval costumes - including elaborate head-dresses, pointed shoes and draped sleeves - would be particularly appealing to Perth audiences, the article suggests, because they were such a marked change from the plays usually performed on the Perth stage. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">About The Winter’s Tale:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In “The Winter’s Tale”, Leontes, the King of Sicilia, becomes consumed with jealousy that Hermione, his wife, is having an affair with the King of Bohemia (Polixenes). He instructs his councillor Camillo to poison Polixenes, but instead Camillo reveals Leontes’ plans and both he and Polixenes secretly leave for Bohemia. The pregnant Hermione is banished to prison, where she gives birth to a daughter. Refusing to believe the legitimacy of the child, Leontes demands that the child be burned alive and then, upon the protestations of his chief adviser Antigonus, abandoned off the coast of Bohemia. In the events that unfold over the following Act, Leontes refuses to believe an oracle from Apollo’s Temple exonerating Hermione’s and orders her trial to proceed, his son Mamillius dies, Hermione dies, Leontes realises his mistake and repents, Antigonus is killed by a bear and a shepherd finds the abandoned baby and takes her home. Sixteen years later, in Bohemia, the story recommences with Polixenes expressing concern that his son Florizel has fallen in love with a shepherdess. He attends a sheep-shearing festival in disguise, revealing himself at the last moment to prevent the betrothal of the couple, after which Florizel and the shepherdess are advised by Camillo (now Polixenes’ chief adviser) to flee to Sicilia. When Polixenes also arrives in Sicilia with the shepherd and his son, the shepherdess’ identity as Leontes’ lost child is discovered and her marriage to Florizel condoned, Leontes and Polixenes are friends once more, and a statue of Hermione comes to life, revealing that she is alive and has been waiting to be reunited with her daughter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For a copy of the text, see: <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2248" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2248</span></a>. </span></p>
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<span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">National Library of Australia,</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span lang="EN"><a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49052507" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49052507</span></a></span></span></span><br /><a href="../../items/show/402"></a>
The West Australian
13 September 1952, p. 5.
The West Australian
“This is What Women Wore in Bygone Times”, The West Australian, 18 September 1952, p. 7, <a href="../../items/show/402">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/402</a>
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