<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Italian pointed arches</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31478561</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:08:52</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Italian pointed arch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">arches, Italian pointed</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pointed arches, Italian</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Pointed arches in which the length of the voussoirs increases toward the center, so that the arch of the extrados has more vertical proportions than the arch of the intrados. For similar arches when rounded, use "Florentine arches." ]]></dc:description></metadata>