<?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">tambour writing tables</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>tambour desks</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>desks</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>tables, tambour writing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tambour writing table</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>writing tables, tambour</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ English desks which are a modification of the cylinder desk, having tambour shutters instead of a curved cylinder. Distinct from the American "tambour desk," which has upright reeded or slatted shutters that cover up the rest of the drawers and pigeonholes. ]]></note></mads>