<?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">manifers</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>plate gauntlets</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>tilt armors</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gauntlets, tilt</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>main-de-fers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mains de fer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>manifer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tilt gauntlets</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plate armor pieces for the left hand and arm, protecting the hand and forearm up to or slightly beyond the elbow. They were used from the 15th through the 17th century, particularly in jousts. ]]></note></mads>