<?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">portable altars</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>altar chests</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>portable altarpieces</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>altars</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>portable altar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>travel altar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>travel altars</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Altars that are of relatively small size and transportable, often fitting into a container along with other items for worship or services. In Christian contexts, examples include consecrated altar stones set in a case or otherwise mounted, used by priests who travel from location to location saying Mass where a permanent consecrated altar may not be available. Specifications included that it should be a solid piece of natural stone of a type and size resistant to fracture, consecrated by a bishop, large enough to hold the host and chalice, and designed so that it may be inserted in or placed on a table convenient for the service. For transportable versions of Christian painted or carved image-bearing objects of the type displayed on or above an altar, use "portable altarpieces." ]]></note></mads>