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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Serliana</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>arches by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Palladian arches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Serlian arches</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Arches characteristic of Renaissance and later classicizing styles, consisting of a large central opening under a semicircular arch flanked by two smaller rectangular openings. Illustrated in Serlio's 'Architettura' (1537), and considered a characteristic element of Palladian architecture. Named for Veneto architect Andrea Palladio, or in reference to Sebastiano Serlio, who wrote an architectural treatise describing similar arches of ancient Rome. ]]></note></mads>