diff --git a/src/Mods/Reader/AbstractReader.php b/src/Mods/Reader/AbstractReader.php
index db4a034..bbdd053 100644
--- a/src/Mods/Reader/AbstractReader.php
+++ b/src/Mods/Reader/AbstractReader.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use Slub\Mods\Element\AbstractElement;
 use Slub\Mods\Element\Xml\Element;
+use Slub\Mods\Utility\Query;
 
 /**
  * Trait for reading Abstract element
@@ -40,4 +41,26 @@ public function getAbstract(string $query = ''): ?AbstractElement
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of the <abstract> element by given parameters.
+     * @see https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/abstract.html
+     *
+     * @access public
+     *
+     * @param string $query The XPath query for metadata search
+     * @param array $attributes The array of attributes ['attribute' => 'value']
+     * @param string $value The value for metadata search
+     *
+     * @return ?AbstractElement
+     */
+    public function getAbstractByParameters(string $query = '', array $attributes = [], string $value = ''): ?AbstractElement
+    {
+        $query = new Query('./mods:abstract', $query, $attributes, $value);
+        $element = new Element($this->xml, $query->getXPath());
+        if ($element->exists()) {
+            return new AbstractElement($element->getValues()[0]);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mods/Reader/AccessConditionReader.php b/src/Mods/Reader/AccessConditionReader.php
index df74a57..f55db54 100644
--- a/src/Mods/Reader/AccessConditionReader.php
+++ b/src/Mods/Reader/AccessConditionReader.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 namespace Slub\Mods\Reader;
 
 use Slub\Mods\Element\AccessCondition;
+use Slub\Mods\Utility\Query;
 
 /**
  * Trait for reading AccessCondition element
@@ -40,6 +41,29 @@ public function getAccessConditions(string $query = ''): array
         return $accessConditions;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the the array of the <accessCondition> elements by given parameters.
+     * @see https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/accesscondition.html
+     *
+     * @access public
+     *
+     * @param string $query The XPath query for metadata search
+     * @param array $attributes The array of attributes ['attribute' => 'value']
+     * @param string $value The value for metadata search
+     *
+     * @return AccessCondition[]
+     */
+    public function getAccessConditionsByParameters(string $query = '', array $attributes = [], string $value = ''): array
+    {
+        $accessConditions = [];
+        $query = new Query('./mods:accessCondition', $query, $attributes, $value);
+        $values = $this->getValues($query->getXPath());
+        foreach ($values as $value) {
+            $accessConditions[] = new AccessCondition($value);
+        }
+        return $accessConditions;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the matching <accessCondition> element.
      * @see https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/accesscondition.html
diff --git a/src/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReader.php b/src/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReader.php
index 978526b..5120fa2 100644
--- a/src/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReader.php
+++ b/src/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReader.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 namespace Slub\Mods\Reader;
 
 use Slub\Mods\Element\PhysicalDescription;
+use Slub\Mods\Utility\Query;
 
 /**
  * Trait for reading PhysicalDescription element
@@ -40,6 +41,29 @@ public function getPhysicalDescriptions(string $query = ''): array
         return $physicalDescriptions;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the the array of the <physicalDescription> elements by given parameters.
+     * @see https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
+     *
+     * @access public
+     *
+     * @param string $query The XPath query for metadata search
+     * @param array $attributes The array of attributes ['attribute' => 'value']
+     * @param string $value The value for metadata search
+     *
+     * @return PhysicalDescription[]
+     */
+    public function getPhysicalDescriptionsByParameters(string $query = '', array $attributes = [], string $value = ''): array
+    {
+        $physicalDescriptions = [];
+        $query = new Query('./mods:physicalDescription', $query, $attributes, $value);
+        $values = $this->getValues($query->getXPath());
+        foreach ($values as $value) {
+            $physicalDescriptions[] = new PhysicalDescription($value);
+        }
+        return $physicalDescriptions;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the matching <physicalDescription> element.
      * @see https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
diff --git a/src/Mods/Utility/Query.php b/src/Mods/Utility/Query.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe186ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mods/Utility/Query.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Saxon State and University Library Dresden
+ *
+ * This file is part of the php-mods-reader.
+ *
+ * @license GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Slub\Mods\Utility;
+
+/**
+ * Query class for the 'php-mods-reader' library.
+ *
+ * @access public
+ */
+class Query
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @var string The query
+     **/
+    private string $xPath;
+
+    /**
+     * This creates the query eq. './xyz[@att="zty"]="vcx"'.
+     *
+     * @access public
+     *
+     * @param string $xpath The base XPath for element
+     * @param string $query The XPath query for metadata search
+     * @param array $attributes The array of attributes ['attribute' => 'value']
+     * @param string $value The value for metadata search
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(string $xpath, string $query = '', array $attributes = [], string $value = '')
+    {
+        $parsedAttributes = !empty($attributes) ? $this->getParsedAttributes($attributes) : '';
+
+        if (!empty($query) && !empty($parsedAttributes)) {
+            $xpath .= !empty($value) ? '[' . $query . '[' . $parsedAttributes . ']="' . $value . '"]' : '[' . $query . '[' . $parsedAttributes . ']]';
+        } else if (!empty($query) || !empty($parsedAttributes)) {
+            $inner = !empty($query) ? $query : $parsedAttributes;
+            $xpath .= !empty($value) ? '[' . $inner . ']="' . $value . '"' : '[' . $inner . ']';
+        } else if (!empty($value)) {
+            $xpath .= '="' . $value . '"';
+        }
+
+        $this->xPath = $xpath;
+    }
+
+    public function getXPath(): string
+    {
+        return $this->xPath;
+    }
+
+    private function getParsedAttributes(array $attributes): string
+    {
+        $parsedAttributes = '';
+
+        $amountAttributes = count($attributes);
+
+        if ($amountAttributes == 1) {
+            foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
+                $parsedAttributes .= '@' . $key . '="' . $value . '"';
+            }
+
+            return $parsedAttributes;
+        }
+
+        $index = 0;
+        $lastIndex = $amountAttributes - 1;
+
+        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
+            $parsedAttributes .= '@' . $key . '="' . $value . '"';
+            if ($index < $lastIndex) {
+                $parsedAttributes .= ' AND ';
+            }
+            $index++;
+        }
+
+        return $parsedAttributes;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReaderTest.php b/tests/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReaderTest.php
index 03ccc31..8828825 100644
--- a/tests/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Mods/Reader/PhysicalDescriptionReaderTest.php
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ public function getLastPhysicalDescriptionForBookDocument()
         self::assertPhysicalDescriptionForBookDocument($physicalDescription);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function gtPhysicalDescriptionsByParametersForBookDocument()
+    {
+        $physicalDescriptions = $this->bookReader->getPhysicalDescriptionsByParameters('./mods:form', ['authority' => 'marcform'], 'print');
+        self::assertNotEmpty($physicalDescriptions);
+        self::assertEquals(1, count($physicalDescriptions));
+        self::assertPhysicalDescriptionForBookDocument($physicalDescriptions[0]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      */
diff --git a/tests/Mods/Utility/QueryTest.php b/tests/Mods/Utility/QueryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19f928c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mods/Utility/QueryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Saxon State and University Library Dresden
+ *
+ * This file is part of the php-mods-reader.
+ *
+ * @license GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+namespace Slub\Mods\Utility;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class QueryTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @var mixed[]
+     */
+    private static array $testData = [
+        'All parameters present' => [
+            'query' => 'div',
+            'attributes' => ['class' => 'test'],
+            'value' => 'active',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[div[@class="test"]="active"]'
+        ],
+        'No query, attributes and value present' => [
+            'query' => '',
+            'attributes' => ['class' => 'test'],
+            'value' => 'active',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[@class="test"]="active"'
+        ],
+        'Only value present' => [
+            'query' => '',
+            'attributes' => [],
+            'value' => 'active',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '="active"'
+        ],
+        'Only attributes present' => [
+            'query' => '',
+            'attributes' => ['class' => 'test'],
+            'value' => '',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[@class="test"]'
+        ],
+        'Only query present' => [
+            'query' => 'div',
+            'attributes' => [],
+            'value' => '',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[div]'
+        ],
+        'Query and value present, no attributes' => [
+            'query' => 'div',
+            'attributes' => [],
+            'value' => 'active',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[div]="active"'
+        ],
+        'Query and attributes present, no value' => [
+            'query' => 'div',
+            'attributes' => ['class' => 'test'],
+            'value' => '',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[div[@class="test"]]'
+        ],
+        'All optional parameters empty' => [
+            'query' => '',
+            'attributes' => [],
+            'value' => '',
+            'expectedSuffix' => ''
+        ],
+        'Multiple attributes present with query and value' => [
+            'query' => 'div',
+            'attributes' => ['class' => 'test', 'id' => 'main'],
+            'value' => 'visible',
+            'expectedSuffix' => '[div[@class="test" AND @id="main"]="visible"]'
+        ]
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function testConstructorAppendsCorrectXpath()
+    {
+        $initialXPath = '/initial/xpath';
+
+        foreach (self::$testData as $testMessage => $testData) {
+            $resultQuery = new Query($initialXPath, $testData['query'], $testData['attributes'], $testData['value']);
+            self::assertSame($initialXPath . $testData['expectedSuffix'], $resultQuery->getXpath(), $testMessage);
+        }
+    }
+}