<?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">International Gothic</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Medieval</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Beautiful Style</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Gothic, International</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>International Style</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Soft Style</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Weicher Stil</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the style that developed in the French and Burgundian courts in the mid-14th century and spread widely over western Europe by about 1425. The style is primarily manifested in non-monumental art, including panel paintings, miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, enamels, embroideries, and stained glass. The style is characterized by fluid elegance, curvilinear refinement, a supple, elongated human form, playfulness, and a new interest in secular themes. Some scholars object to use of the term, feeling it is too all-encompassing and therefore meaningless or even derogatory. ]]></note></mads>