<?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">Torah scrolls</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31400842</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:45</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">Sefer Torah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Sepher Torah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Torah scroll</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sefer torah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sepher torah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">torah book</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Scrolls on which the Pentateuch is inscribed by hand in Hebrew. These are composed of many sheets of parchment or vellum sewn together and mounted on wooden rollers. They are carefully prepared by qualified scribes, or sofers, and are used for public readings during services on Sabbaths, Mondays, Thursdays, and religious festivals. ]]></dc:description></metadata>