<?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">chessboard rugs</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>rugs by pattern</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>chessboard carpets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chessboard rug</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rugs, chess-board</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rugs, chessboard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>carpets, chequerboard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chequerboard carpets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>carpets, checkerboard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>carpets, chessboard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>checkerboard carpets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chess-board rugs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A name of convenience for a group of rugs that are similar in technique to Para-Mamluk carpets but that are not as finely woven and differ in color ranges. They have a characteristic field design of repeating rows of hexagonal or octagonal forms, often with a cartouche-rosette border. ]]></note></mads>