Cordwainer

A Cordwainer generally describes a certain class of shoe and boot-makers who
works with a type of leather called Cordovan, a name derived from the city of
Cordoba in Spain where the Moors produced particularly fine leather that was
originally made from the hide of Muscoli goats. Introduced into England by
the crusaders, Cordovan was the material most in demand throughout Europe in
the middle ages for the production of the finest shoes. The first English
guild of shoemakers who called themselves "Cordwainers" was founded at
Oxford in 1131 [From The Honourable Cordwainers Company Web Site].

See also http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/bdef.htm for shoemaking terms.