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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">palm-leaf manuscripts</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sarsekyo</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>palm leaf</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>manuscripts</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>palm leaf manuscripts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>palm-leaf books</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>palm-leaf manuscript</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Manuscripts having dried palm leaves as writing supports. Although the earliest known extant manuscript leaf is from the 10th century, palm leafs were probably used for manuscripts as early as the 2nd century CE. ]]></note></mads>