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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Para-Mamluk carpets</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>rugs by geographic origin or style</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>carpets, Para-Mamluk</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rugs, Para-Mamluk</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Para-Mamluk carpet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Para-Mamluk rugs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A name of convenience for rugs that incorporate design elements common in Mamluk rugs such as rows of small trees and plants and Turkish rugs such as a large central medallion surrounded by four small medallions. Like Mamluk rugs they are asymmetrically knotted; however, they differ in using Z-twist wool rather than S-twist, the yarn is almost three times as thick, and they are dyed red with madder instead of lac. ]]></note></mads>