<?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">poteaux sur solle construction</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>construction technique by form or materials</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>construction, poteaux sur solle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>post-on-sill</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>poteaux sur solle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>poteaux-sur-solle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Timber frame construction in which the upright posts are raised above damp ground on individual foundation blocks to avoid rotting the frame members and to facilitate replacement of foundation pieces without rebuilding the frame; common in the vernacular architecture of the Lower Mississippi Valley. ]]></note></mads>