Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/478
Preferred label
sigillography
Alternative label
sphragistics
Scope note
The study of seals used to secure and authenticate documents, including the material features of the adhesives, the seal-stamps that are impressed into them, and the symbolic and legal meanings of their designs.
Top concept
disciplines
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/604
Broader/Parent concept
disciplines
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/604
Related concept
seal(locking appendage)(features)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/451
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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