Unlocking History Concept uri

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/1



Preferred label

letterlocking (techniques)



Alternative label

letter locking; letter-locking; prephilatelic; prephilately; pre philatelic; pre philately; pre-philatelic; pre-philately; make up        



Scope note

The act of folding and securing an epistolary writing substrate (such as papyrus, parchment, or paper) to function as its envelope or sending device. As distinct from the use of a wrapper or gummed envelope, and from paper-folding traditions such as origami.



Top concept

techniques       

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611



Broader/Parent concept

techniques       

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611



Related concept     

locked letter        

https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/317   



The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri

Not in AAT       



The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri

Not in LoB



Scope note source reference



Source

Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.