The Human Foot: Its Form and Structure, Functions and Clothing (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ellis, Thomas S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330530969 ISBN 13: 9781330530962

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from The Human Foot: Its Form and Structure, Functions and Clothing



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Excerpt from The Human Foot: Its Form and Structure, Functions and Clothing

Of the two feet with which man is endowed, each may be regarded as the counterpart of the other, in every respect corresponding-. It is, however, impossible to understand the feet, from whatever point of view they be regarded, unless we consider them in combination.

I might have chosen The Human Feet for my title, but it would, possibly, have conveyed an impression that the varieties of human feet would be discussed, which would be foreign to my purpose. We are concerned with elements and characters common to the feet of mankind in general, or, at least, to all of the higher races. Little reference will be made to differences in type or. in details as found in the feet of different races or of individual persons.

The two feet are perfectly symmetrical; a description of the right foot would serve equally well for the left, by the mere change of words having references to the inner and outer sides in relation to a line between the two. Each fulfils a precisely corresponding purpose in respect of the two sides of the bod, and each is necessary to the other in completing the support afforded by the two together. Thus, each, in relation to its fellow, is the complement as well as the counterpart. On the other hand there is a marked difference between the two sides of either one, taken singly, and it is most important that they who seek to understand the mechanism of the foot should fully realize the utter absence of symmetry between the inner and the outer side. It is for the purpose of assisting in this that Fig. 3, Pl. 1, Fig. 9, Pl. 3, Fig. 16, Pl. 5, and Figs. 20, 21, Pl. 7, are given in duplicate form. One derives a very different impression on regarding the contour of a foot, however beautiful, if it be seen singly or in combination with its fellow.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1330530969
• ISBN 13: 9781330530962
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 322
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