<?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">methods of acquisition</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31329002</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:28:41</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">method of acquisition</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">acquisition methods</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">acquisition, methods of</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The legal or practical methods or means by which property of some sort is bought, acquired, or transferred. An example is the means by which an art object entered the collection of a particular museum. ]]></dc:description></metadata>