I believe that Baroque and Renaissance shoes were made by hand. Is it true?

Answer 1

If you read the Overview section, you'll see what centuries the Renaissance occurred in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance

Same process with "baroque":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque

Now look at the centuries for the Industrial Revolution -- and what this was all about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution

What do you think?