Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/364
Preferred label
paper-folding traditions
Alternative label
paper folding traditions; letter folding traditions; paper engineering; Papiroflexia (Spanish); origami (Japanese); Jong-i jeobgi (Korean)
Scope note
"The variety of paper engineering cultural practices employed throughout history and across the globe. Examples include jong-i jeobgi (Korea), origami (Japan), papiroflexia (Spain), drug packets, pop-up books, prayers, note-passing, and napkin folding, and zines. These traditions prioritize aesthetics and decorative intention over content security or privacy, and are therefore distinguished from letterlocking.”
Top concept
disciplines
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/604
Broader/Parent concept
disciplines
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/604
Related concept
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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