Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/545
Preferred label
tear (techniques)
Alternative label
Scope note
The act of breaching a substrate resulting in irregular or ragged edge. The result of opening a letter, or of a manipulation.
Top concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Broader/Parent concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Related concept
letter-opening manipulation
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/220
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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