<?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">transverse arches</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>arches by location or context</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>arches, transverse</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>transverse arch</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Arches which separate the bays of vaults, particularly in a groin- or barrel-vaulted space; in a ribbed vault context, use "transverse ribs"; for arches across a nave or hall that support walls rather than vaults, use "diaphragm arches." ]]></note></mads>