<?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">portable altars</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31440742</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:58:48</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">portable altar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">travel altar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">travel altars</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Altars that are of relatively small size and transportable, often fitting into a container along with other items for worship or services. In Christian contexts, examples include consecrated altar stones set in a case or otherwise mounted, used by priests who travel from location to location saying Mass where a permanent consecrated altar may not be available. Specifications included that it should be a solid piece of natural stone of a type and size resistant to fracture, consecrated by a bishop, large enough to hold the host and chalice, and designed so that it may be inserted in or placed on a table convenient for the service. For transportable versions of Christian painted or carved image-bearing objects of the type displayed on or above an altar, use "portable altarpieces." ]]></dc:description></metadata>