<?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">sunbursts</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sunburst monstrances</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>natural element motifs</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>sun-in-glory</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sun-in-splendour</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sun-in-splendor</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sunburst</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Generally, a stylized sun motif showing the rays of the sun shooting out from or surrounding it. Specifically in America, it refers to a lunette with conventionalized sun rays, typically found on 18th-century American furniture. In British heraldry, it refers to a device of sun's rays appearing from behind a cloud; this was used as a badge by the English kings Edward III and Richard II. ]]></note></mads>