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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">belle époque</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>fin de siècle</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Belle Époque</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>belle epoque</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers generally to any period of high artistic or cultural development. It refers specifically to the period known for luxury and high artistic development in fin de siècle Europe, most notably in France.  ]]></note></mads>