oculus lock
See UH0027, John Donne’s distinctive letterlocking style using an oculus lock
Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/352
Preferred label
oculus lock
Alternative label
Scope note
A lock with a hold sliced out of it, enabling melted sealing wax applied underneath to ooze through.
Top concept
features
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/605
Broader/Parent concept
lock (techniques)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/63
Related concept
John Donne Lock
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/206
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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