Black & white version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Kulturgeschichte der Deutschen im Mittelalter' Franz von Loeher, 1891. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
A free light orange brown wallpaper with vertical stripes designed for use as a tiled background on websites. An yet another background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
Derived from a drawing in 'The Murmur of the Shells', Samuel Cowen, 1879.
Source Firkin