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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">palimpsests</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>palimpsests</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>spolia</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>object genres by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>palimpsest</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Usage extended from the original Greek or the Latin "palimpsēstus," which refers to parchment that has been reused to inscribe a second text, see "palimpsests (manuscripts)"; as the general object genre, the meaning is extended to refer to other objects, such as brass plates or stained glass that have been erased or turned over to be re-inscribed or re-painted on the reverse, or structures characterized by superimposed features produced at two or more distinct periods. ]]></note></mads>