Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/396
Preferred label
pricking holes
Alternative label
Scope note
Punctures made into a letter substrate or packet with a knife-tip, awl, or chisel to mark a space for ruling or text, or to alter the texture of a lock or substrate material to better adhere it to another surface.
Top concept
features
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/605
Broader/Parent concept
physical evidence
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/376
Related concept
pin-pricked covered seal
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/377
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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