<?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">bands</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31415609</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:51:50</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">band</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bands, raised</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">raised bands</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Raised ridges across the bound spine of a book indicating the location of the cords beneath the covering material. Distinguished from "cords (binding components)," the twisted strands of fibrous material to which the sections of a book are sewn. ]]></dc:description></metadata>