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Jana Dambrogio

Jana Dambrogio

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Research

374ce3dd2c61a15b93_Letterlocking_0001_Daniel Smith
Letterlocking

This collaborative and interdisciplinary project based on the study of 250,000 archival documents sets out a complete theory for the study of letterlocking.

Project status: Ongoing

News

How letters were kept secure for centuries before the invention of the modern envelope

For hundreds of years, if you wanted to send letters anywhere in the world, you would have to turn your letter into its own envelope using a combination of...

Brienne diamond letter

Research

374ce3dd2c61a15b93_Letterlocking_0001_Daniel Smith
Letterlocking

This collaborative and interdisciplinary project based on the study of 250,000 archival documents sets out a complete theory for the study of letterlocking.

Project status: Ongoing

News

How letters were kept secure for centuries before the invention of the modern envelope

For hundreds of years, if you wanted to send letters anywhere in the world, you would have to turn your letter into its own envelope using a combination of...

Brienne diamond letter