<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">face strings</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31439695</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:58:31</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stringers, finish</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">strings, face</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">strings, finish</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">strings, finish stair</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">strings, finished</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">strings, outer</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">face string</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">finish stair strings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">finish stringers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">finish strings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">finished strings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">outer strings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stair strings, finish</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stringboards</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Outer strings on stairs, usually of better material or finish than the carriage pieces which they cover; may be part of the actual construction or applied to the face of the supporting member. ]]></dc:description></metadata>