Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/484
Preferred label
simulacrum
Alternative label
opposite of a composite model
Scope note
A model made to reproduce the manipulations and other physical features of a specific historic artifact, with the exception of the text, which may be scribble-scribed or left out entirely. Simulacra often replicate the exact size of a letter, but can also be scaled.
Top concept
objects
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/607
Broader/Parent concept
observational model
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/350
Related concept
facsimile
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/135
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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