<?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">binding finishing hardware</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>binding components</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>finish hardware</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hardware, binding finishing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>book-binding hardware</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bookbinder&apos;s hardware</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>finish hardware</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>finishing hardware</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Items of hardware, often made of brass or silver, including screwposts, brads, book clasps, hinges, book closures, coverplates, etc., that are added as functional and decorative finishes at the end of the bookbinding process. ]]></note></mads>