Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/318
Preferred label
locking instructions
Alternative label
Scope note
The process from the start (a flat sheet of substrate) to the end (a secured letterpacket) of making a letterpacket. Includes presence and frequency of manipulations, fold sequences, orientation instructions, and locking mechanisms used to lock a packet, as well as writing manipulations if relevant.
Top concept
conceptual objects
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/610
Broader/Parent concept
conceptual objects
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/610
Related concept
letterlocking step-by-step instructions
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/303
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.
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