<?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">mitten gauntlets</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>close gauntlets</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>body armor for hand and forearm</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gauntlets, mitten</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>miton-gauntlets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mitten gauntlet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mittens</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gauntlets consisting of a tubular plate cuff, a single plate or several articulated lames covering the back of the hand, and lames covering the fingers, with only the thumb being allowed independent movement. They were popular in German-dominated Europe from the 15th into the mid-16th century. ]]></note></mads>