Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/482
Preferred label
significant space
Alternative label
Scope note
Space on the substrate left blank in ways which may carry social meaning – for example, to show deference to the addressee. A writer might consciously leave some areas of a letter without writing for practical letterlocking purposes, e.g., to slit out a lock to then use to lock the letter.
Top concept
features
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/605
Broader/Parent concept
physical evidence
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/376
Related concept
margin
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/329
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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