<?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">antependia</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>altar cloths</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>pulpit falls</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>lectern covers</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>gradine covers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>antependium guards</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>altar frontal frames</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>paraments</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>coverings and hangings for religious building fixtures</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>coverings and hangings for altars and altar components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>frontals</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pallium altaris</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar facing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar facings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar front</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar frontal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar frontals</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar fronts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar-facing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar-frontal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar-fronts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ante-pendium</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>antependium</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>antependiums</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>antipendiums</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>frontal</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Panels or hangings for the front of a Christian altar, pulpit, or lectern; may be carved, painted, embroidered, or otherwise decorated. Antependia are of various materials including wood, ivory, precious metals, and embroidered textiles. The exposed position of precious antependia meant that they were sometimes moved on top of the altar for safety, thus becoming retables. If the coverings are continued around the sides and back they are called "paraments" or paliotti. ]]></note></mads>