<?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">close gauntlets</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31379610</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:42:24</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">close gauntlet</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">close-gauntlets</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gauntlets, close</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gauntlets, locked</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gauntlets, locking</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">locked gauntlets</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">locking gauntlets</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">locking-gauntlets</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Specialized type of mitten gauntlet, in which the end finger lame was extended so that, when the hand was closed, it could be fastened to the cuff, thus locking the hand in its grip on a weapon; they were popular in the 16th century as double pieces for foot-combat armor. ]]></dc:description></metadata>