Letterlocking: A spiral-locked letter to the Duke of Buckingham, Europe (1624–1625) (UH0080) from duke video hot Watch Video
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Description: Modelled after a woman's spiral-locked letter to the Duke of Buckingham (17/27 February 1624/1625), Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS Add. D. 111 fol. 321. nnModel found in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries (MIT), Unlocking History Research Group archive, MC 0760. nnThe Duke of Buckingham received this letter with high built-in security. The letterlocker used a technique we refer to as the spiral lock.nnThe video shows how a series of margin folds can be used to create a guide for