Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/499
Preferred label
slit/hole (techniques)
Alternative label
slit/hole (letterlocking manipulation); slit(s)/hole(s); S/H
Scope note
The technique of breaching a substrate to allow a lock to pass through, or to otherwise aid in the writing or closing of a letter. One of the principal manipulations of letterlocking.
Top concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Broader/Parent concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Related concept
letterlocking category
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/225
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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