Liege foot

Liège foot was a Belgian measure of length with two different values. It was one of the older dimensions.

Generally one divided the measure of length into

• 1 foot (pied) = 10 inches (pouces) = 100 lines (lignes) = 1000 points (points).

The foot was differentiated into

• St Lambert's foot , Lambert's foot, more precisely Saint Lambert's foot for area measurements
  • 1 St Lambert's Foot = 129.35 Paris Lines = 0.291796 meters
• St. Hubertus foot , Hubertus foot, more precisely Saint Hubertus foot for carpentry and masonry work
  • 1 St. Hubertus foot = 130.64 Parisian lines = 0.294698 meters

literature

• Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 574.
• Wilhelm Hoffmann: General encyclopedia for merchants, manufacturers, businessmen, or a complete dictionary on trade, factories, manufactories, arts, etc. Business. Volume 2, Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 207.
• Natural historical and chemical-technical notes based on the latest experience in practical applications for trade, factories and agriculture. Volume 4, General Dt. Verlag-Anst., Berlin 1856, p. 351. [1]

Individual evidence

1. ^ Aachen History Association: Journal of the Aachen History Association. Volume 102, Verlag Aachener Geschichtsverein, Aachen 2000, p. 126.
2. ^ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu : Handbook of coin, measure and weight and the exchange, government paper, banking and stock system of European and non-European countries and cities. Stuttgart, Verlag von J. Engelhorn, 1863, p. 250