Lorenzo's Workshop: Writing and Sealing Letters

This video describes how to write, fold, and seal a letter in the 16th century style.

Folding and letterlocking techniques are largely drawn from the amazing resources at http://letterlocking.org

Likewise, Bess of Hardwick's Letters (https://www.bessofhardwick.org) provided a wealth of knowledge on the form and materials of letters of the period.

I also recommend these books for more information on the writing and sending of letters:

Daybell, James. _The material letter in early modern England : manuscript letters and the culture and practices of letter-writing, 1512-1635_. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Stewart, Alan, and Heather Wolfe. _Letterwriting in Renaissance England_. Washington, D.C. Seattle: Folger Shakespeare Library Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2004.

Writing Materials - 0:33
Writing the Letter - 1:20
About Sealing - 4:16
Using Sealing Wax - 4:37
About Folding and Letterlocking - 6:11
Letterlocking: Fold and Tuck - 6:27
Superscriptions - 7:47
Letterlocking: Triangular Paper Lock - 8:15
Letterlocking: Pleated and Flossed - 10:33

See more projects at http://www.dellacivetta.org/lorenzo

A PDF version of my class on this subject can be found at http://www.tinyurl.com/deliver-post-haste

Background music:

Riu, Riu, Chiu played by Jon Sayles (http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm)

Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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