<?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">proofs before letters</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31431349</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:56:22</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">avant la lettre proofs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">avant-lettre proofs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">before letters</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">proof before letters</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">proofs, unlettered</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">proofs-before-letters</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">unlettered proofs</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Proofs of prints having an image, but before the addition of title, artist's name, or other alphabetical content has been added; relevant when such printed matter exists on a later state. Such proofs are usually rare and valuable and thus command high prices. ]]></dc:description></metadata>