<?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">kikko-toji</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bindings by structure</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>tortoise shell binding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tortoise shell bindings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tortoise-shell binding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tortoise-shell bindings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>binding, tortoise shell</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>binding, tortoise-shell</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bindings, tortoise shell</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bindings, tortoise-shell</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Japanese book bindings in which thread is stitched through four equidistant holes in the joint between the spine and the sides of the book, creating a diamond pattern similar to that of a tortoise shell. ]]></note></mads>