Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/104
Preferred label
distinctive letterlocking style
Alternative label
Scope note
A name given to a type of letter that has notably characteristic manipulations: format (e.g. the nonagon); locking mechanism (e.g. the spiral lock); closure-flap (e.g. the tuck and seal); association with a specific individual, community, country, or archive (e.g. the John Donne lock); or a combination (e.g. the Brienne diamond).
Top concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Broader/Parent concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Related concept
unique letter
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/573
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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