<?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">backing</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>rounding</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>backing boards</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>bookbinding processes and techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>backed</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In bookbinding, the process of sewing and shaping the spine of a sewn textblock, whereby the back edges of the gatherings are splayed outwards from the center of the back, thus shaping a ridge or shoulder on each side; it is done at the same time as or just after rounding. ]]></note></mads>