<?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">etching</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>aquatint</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>soft-ground etching</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>salt-ground etching</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sugar-ground etching</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sand-grain etching</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>etchers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>etching tables</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>etching knives</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>etchings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>intaglio printing processes</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Intaglio process in which the design is worked into an acid-resistant substance coating the metal printing plate; the plate is then exposed to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed, to create lines and dark areas. For the single step of exposing the plate to acid, use "biting." ]]></note></mads>