<?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">sun-dried brick</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31457037</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:03:01</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">sun-dried mud-brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sundried brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">unburnt brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">unfired brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">later crudus</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mud brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mud-brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sun-baked brick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sun-dried bricks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sun-dried mud brick</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Brick that is baked in the sun rather than hardened by the heat of a fire or kiln; the earliest type of brick. Sun-dried brick has the advantage of being less expensive than fired brick but is generally less durable; it is well-suited to dry climates. For sun-dried brick containing straw and other binders, use the more specific "adobe." ]]></dc:description></metadata>