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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">preparatory studies</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>detail studies</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>studies</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>preliminary studies</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>preparatory study</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>studies, preliminary</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>studies, preparatory</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ More finished than "preliminary sketches" and more concentrated on one portion of a design than "preparatory drawings." Not appropriate with regard to architecture; then prefer "studies (visual works)" or "detail studies." ]]></note></mads>