"The history and material culture of letterlocking, a forgotten document security practice that fell out of use with the invention of gummed envelopes"--
"The history and material culture of letterlocking, a forgotten document security practice that fell out of use with the invention of gummed envelopes"--
Jana Dambrogio is Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries. She previously held positions at the US National Archives, the United Nations, and the Vatican Apostolic Archives. Daniel Starza Smith is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King’s College London. His books include John Donne and the Conway Papers and (with coeditor Joshua Eckhardt) Manuscript Miscellanies in Early Modern England. He is General Editor of the correspondence of John Donne for Oxford University Press. Dambrogio and Smith are founders of the Unlocking History Research Group (letterlocking.org), an international and interdisciplinary team of experts dedicated to studying and preserving historical communication technologies.
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Contents Keys: How to Use this Book 1 Introduction to Letterlocking 2 Building the Story of Letterlocking 3 Reading Letterlocking Features 4 Locking Mechanisms, Security, and Authentication 5 Distinctive Letterlocking Styles Twelve Key Examples 6 Conclusions and Next Steps Acknowledgments Foldable Cut-Outs Appendix: Letters, Models, and Videos Glossary: 50 Concepts from The Dictionary of Letterlocking Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index
Contents Keys: How to Use this Book 1 Introduction to Letterlocking 2 Building the Story of Letterlocking 3 Reading Letterlocking Features 4 Locking Mechanisms, Security, and Authentication 5 Distinctive Letterlocking Styles Twelve Key Examples 6 Conclusions and Next Steps Acknowledgments Foldable Cut-Outs Appendix: Letters, Models, and Videos Glossary: 50 Concepts from The Dictionary of Letterlocking Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index
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