<?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">cloth halls</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31418065</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:52:31</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">Cloth Hall</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cloth hall</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cloth-hall</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large buildings that that are intended as markets and warehouses for cloth. These spaces originated in the Middle Ages and evolved into spaces where brokers and dealers arranged international sales of wool and finished cloth, and local merchants bought and sold wool, thread, and cloth in varied stages of production. ]]></dc:description></metadata>