<?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">goldbeating</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>gilding</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>gold</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>goldbeaters</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>gold leaf</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>metal finishing processes and techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gold-beating</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Process of making gold leaf by beating or pressing gold into a very thin, flexible sheet. An example of a common method of production begins with a small ingot of gold alloyed with small amounts of silver and copper, which is rolled into a long ribbon, the ribbon is then cut up into pieces, the pieces are placed between sheets of heavy paper and enclosed in a sheepskin, then hammered until the leaves of gold have been reduced to a thickness of about 0.001 mm,so delicate that they can be moved or straightened with a light breath. ]]></note></mads>