<?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">proofs before letters</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>proofs</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>avant la lettre proofs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>avant-lettre proofs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>before letters</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>proof before letters</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>proofs, unlettered</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>proofs-before-letters</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>unlettered proofs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Proofs of prints having an image, but before the addition of title, artist's name, or other alphabetical content has been added; relevant when such printed matter exists on a later state. Such proofs are usually rare and valuable and thus command high prices. ]]></note></mads>