<?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">vambraces</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>vambrace components</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>body armor for upper extremities</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>arm guards</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>arm-guards</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>guards, arm</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vambrace</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Term applied to the ensemble of plate armor pieces for the arm below the shoulder, consisting of two cannons linked by a cowter, in use in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century. Also sometimes used to mean cannons worn on the forearm only, including such ancient Greek pieces. ]]></note></mads>