<?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">opus sectile</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>pietra dura</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Cosmati work</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>commesso</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>opus sectile</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>inlay</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>opus sectile</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The process of creating designs by fitting together individually shaped pieces of durable material, usually stone or glass, where each piece forms an element in the design or pattern. It is distinguished from mosaic technique, which involves insetting small, uniform fragments of stone or glass (tesserae) to fill in areas or lines in the design, but each tessera does not itself form a pattern or element.  ]]></note></mads>