<?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">riddel posts</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>riddels</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Christian religious building fixtures</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>posts, riddel</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>riddel post</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>riddel-posts</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Posts, often fitted with horizontal rods, that enclose the ends of Christian altars, from which curtains are hung. The riddel posts may be surmounted by candleholders or sculptures of angels with instruments of the Passion. ]]></note></mads>