<?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">antependia</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31415152</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:51:42</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">antipendiums</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">frontal</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">frontals</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pallium altaris</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar facing</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar facings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar front</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar frontal</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar frontals</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar fronts</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar-facing</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar-frontal</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">altar-fronts</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ante-pendium</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">antependium</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">antependiums</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Panels or hangings for the front of a Christian altar, pulpit, or lectern; may be carved, painted, embroidered, or otherwise decorated. Antependia are of various materials including wood, ivory, precious metals, and embroidered textiles. The exposed position of precious antependia meant that they were sometimes moved on top of the altar for safety, thus becoming retables. If the coverings are continued around the sides and back they are called "paraments" or paliotti. ]]></dc:description></metadata>