Preferred label

Straddle (techniques)                

Alternative label

Scope note

A locking mechanism in which the exterior and interior layers of a multi-layer closure flap are distributed either side of a closure panel.  

Parent concept      

Closure flap        

uh-linked-data/concept/56        

Related concept   

Layers        

uh-linked-data/concept/216

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, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.

Unlocking History Concept uri

uh-linked-data/concept/525