Part of Bayeux Tapestry 3 #2448
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From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

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Diamond pattern (colour 5) #2281
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From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

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Pattern generator #161
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A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

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Floral background 20 #1813
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Derived from a drawing in 'Elfrica. An historical romance of the twelfth century', Charlotte Boger, 1885

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Decorative divider 230 #2150
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From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.

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Background pattern 277 (colour) #2031
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A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

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Background pattern purple #1952
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

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Random Binary Background #274
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Random Binary Background

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Prismatic Dots Background@2X #502
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Prismatic Dots Background

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Visual illusion #2586
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The edges of all the red objects line up either vertically or horizontally, but it doesn't appear so. Made from a square tile that can be got by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

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Background pattern black and white #2030
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A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

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Decorative divider 250 #2070
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Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.

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