<?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">lecterns</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31379903</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:04:38</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">lectern</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lecturn</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lecturns</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letterns</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letturns</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Elevated stands with a sloping top and usually a ledge at the bottom of the slope designed to support a book or script in a convenient position for a reader standing before it. A lectern may be placed on a table or mounted on a pedestal. A lectern In a church is usually situated in the chancel, sometimes inside a rood screen or tribune. ]]></dc:description></metadata>