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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">magasins de nouveautés</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>department stores</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>magasin de nouveautés</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Buildings housing businesses specializing in drapery and dry goods, prevalent in the early 19th century, which, contrary to standard merchandising practices of the day, kept large stocks of goods on the premises, grouping related items together in departments. ]]></note></mads>