<?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">thatching</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31317929</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:25:37</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">thatch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">thatched</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The process of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, reed, sedge, rushes, or heather; the vegetation is layered so that rain water is shed away from the inner roof. Thatching is an ancient roofing method, found in both tropical and temperate climates. ]]></dc:description></metadata>