<?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">tax brick</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31471024</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:46</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">brick, tax</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tax bricks</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Bricks of larger than normal dimensions made to evade the early brick tax in England, which was levied simply on the number of bricks manufactured. Subsequent legislation eliminated the advantage of using such bricks (which were more difficult and expensive to use anyway); thicker than usual bricks remained in use, however, particularly in the North and Midlands. ]]></dc:description></metadata>