<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">bookbinding</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31317044</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:25:23</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">binding</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">binding of books</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">books, binding of</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The process, involving various procedures done by hand or machine, of securing leaves or gatherings, usually within covers, to form a book. In book production, the process of assembling the finished book; the concept of securing the leaves of sections of a text so as to keep them in proper order and protect them ]]></dc:description></metadata>