<?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">stab-stitched bindings</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31486234</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:58:56</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">double-leaved bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">four-hole stiched bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pouched bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sewn bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">side-stiched bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stabbed bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stiched bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">threaded bindings</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Stab-stiched refers to types of manuscript and printed book-bindings found across East and Southeast Asia. These bindings are diverse, as reflected by their numerous variant names, but unified through the pulling a thread through the stabbed holes of a book to form a spine.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>