<?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">vegetable parchment</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>paper by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>parchment paper</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>parchment, vegetable</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Paper that is treated and embossed to simulate the appearance of true parchment derived from the skin of animals. Vegetable parchment is a tough translucent paper made from slightly beaten chemical wood pulp and/or cotton fibers. The fiber sheet is immersed in acid baths of diminishing strength to render it semi-transparent. Vegetable parchment is resistant to grease and solvents and has high wet strength. It may be coated on one side with silica to produce a smooth, nonabsorbent printing surface, often used for offset lithography or silk-screen printing. ]]></note></mads>