Letterlocking!

 

Letterlocking

  This is a fascinating glimpse into an old technique used to seal correspondence.

The New York Times recently had an article about it because of MIT’s efforts to develop technology to ‘read’ a letter Mary, Queen of Scots sent to the King of France In 1587, (hours before her beheading), which was “letterlocked’ for secrecy.

Here is the link to the Times article

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/science/locked-letters-unfolding.html

 

And here is a link to the organization that studies Letterlocking and their association with MIT. There is also a short video!

http://letterlocking.org/about

 Here is about Letterlocking – the research team:

Letterlocking – Unlocking History

Welcome to letterlocking! You can find essential information about letterlocking and the Unlocking History research team on this page. We will be updating the website regularly, including major uploads to the Dictionary of Letterlocking (DoLL) – so please check in periodically, and follow us on social media for all the news @letterlocking.