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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">astels</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>reading pointers</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>aestel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>aestels</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>astel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>astels</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>indicatorium</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rods or slips of wood designed for personal reading, used for following words on a page; may be highly decorative and of a type used in the Early Christian and Medieval periods. ]]></note></mads>