<?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">tight joints</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>French joints</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>binding components</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>closed joint</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>closed joints</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joint, closed</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joint, tight</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, closed</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, tight</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tight joint</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In bookbinding, the type of joint formed by the juncture between the board and the book shoulder. The board lies with its back edge flush against the shoulder, creating a relatively rigid joint and leaving a thin crease instead of a gully, as compared with "French joints." ]]></note></mads>