<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31407364</termId><termName>schwellenbau</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Style of domestic construction using four horizontal wooden beams (schwellen) that support vertical squared posts. This style produced a  very stable frame that allowed the stacking of floors; it was the precursor to fachwerbau and other timber-frame construction. It has been found in Germany in structures dating to as early as the late 12th century. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:49:31</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31367654</termId><termName>German Medieval architecture styles</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31407365</termId><termName>fachwerkbau</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>