<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">joints</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[joints by material joined]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[joints by form]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[joints by function]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>French joints</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tight joints</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>hinges</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>joints and joint components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>connections</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joint</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The apparatus used or the manner of joining two or more parts of an object or structure. In bookbinding, the term describes the flexing exterior junctions of the spine and covers of a book. Distinguished from "hinges (fasteners)", which use strips of fabric or paper placed between the two halves of an endpaper where the body of the book is fixed to its cover. ]]></note></mads>