# motifs vector art

> Published motifs vectors in the MyLaserTools Art Library, including historical illustrations and generated artwork where available. Personal and commercial use is subject to each file's source terms.

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- **Collection listings:** 190
- **Across:** 15 collections
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## Collections holding this subject

- [Japanese](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/japanese.md): Waves, koi, cranes and family crests from Japanese pattern books and Hokusai's sketchbooks.
- [Chinese](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese.md): Cloud scrolls, dragons, peonies and lattice fretwork from Chinese ornament sources.
- [Botanical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical.md): Flowers, ferns, leaves and wreaths traced from nineteenth-century botanical plates.
- [Creatures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures.md): Beasts, sea monsters, shells and insects from early natural history engravings.
- [Figures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/figures.md): Silhouettes, costume plates, dancers and portrait studies of the human figure.
- [Gothic](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/gothic.md): Tracery, crosses, ravens, skulls and pointed arches for high-contrast gothic work.
- [Architecture](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/architecture.md): Gothic windows, tracery, carved panels, columns and arches measured from real buildings.
- [Memento Mori](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/death.md): Skulls, skeletons, hourglasses and tomb carving from the memento mori tradition.
- [Alphabets & Initials](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/alphabets.md): Decorated initials, monograms and full alphabets from sign-painting and printers' books.
- [Patterns & Ornaments](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments.md): Rosettes, knots, frets, scrolls and repeat patterns that stand on their own, from pattern books and needlework manuals.
- [Heraldry](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/heraldry.md): Crests, shields, coats of arms, badges and crowns from heraldic handbooks.
- [Insects](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/insects.md): Butterflies, moths, beetles, dragonflies and bees from hand-engraved entomology plates.
- [Birds](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/birds.md): Songbirds, owls and waterfowl, with the eggs, nests and feathers that go with them.
- [Occult](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/occult.md): Sigils, seals and pentacles, alchemical emblems, zodiac figures and the reading of hands, engraved when magic was printed as carefully as botany.
- [Objects & Furniture](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/objects.md): Chairs, clocks, keys, lamps and teapots, drawn from the pattern books cabinet-makers and silversmiths worked from, where every object is a clean measured elevation.

## Pieces tagged motifs

- [Scrollwork ornament - A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design - 1880](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/japanese/scrollwork-ornament-a-grammar-of-japanese-ornament-and-design-18-1wwc4kn)
- [Flame motif - Shozoku Zushiki, Volume 1 - 1692](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/japanese/flame-motif-shozoku-zushiki-volume-1-1692-f6u1ec)
- [Fan-shaped floral ornament - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese/fan-shaped-floral-ornament-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-hmbbud)
- [Floral roundel 01 - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese/floral-roundel-01-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-ef3pk9)
- [Floral roundel 02 - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese/floral-roundel-02-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-uwr94d)
- [Fan-shaped foliate ornament - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese/fan-shaped-foliate-ornament-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-v9v2rj)
- [Scrolled palmette ornament - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese/scrolled-palmette-ornament-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-ju6dix)
- [Scrolled panel ornament - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/chinese/scrolled-panel-ornament-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-rswizq)
- [Bear with grapes - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/bear-with-grapes-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1iu1ya6)
- [Bird on a pine branch - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/botanical/bird-on-a-pine-branch-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-15-9zqa2a)
- [Crouching hare - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/crouching-hare-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-181tycs)
- [Wild boar - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/wild-boar-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-d68jjd)
- [Beaver with a scaled tail - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/beaver-with-a-scaled-tail-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-sticken-esd4gh)
- [Crested basilisk - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/crested-basilisk-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1vkurm8)
- [Crayfish - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/crayfish-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1e0ty0i)
- [Curving pike - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/curving-pike-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-ik4gj7)
- [Snail - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/snail-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1yi7jvm)
- [Lobster - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/lobster-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-uvi1av)
- [Winged chimera - Spécimens de la décoration et de l'ornementation au XIXe siècle - 1872](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/winged-chimera-sp-cimens-de-la-d-coration-et-de-lornementation-a-1kyhd3g)
- [Fish leaping from water - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/fish-leaping-from-water-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-nkhd53)
- [Toad - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/toad-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1jprx6u)
- [Scaled fish - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/scaled-fish-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-astm2u)
- [Monkey with a mirror - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/monkey-with-a-mirror-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-153-qoatfz)
- [Standing wolf - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/standing-wolf-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-2okpes)
- [Frog - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/frog-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-z4v09l)
- [Leaping hare - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/leaping-hare-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1h2w1dg)
- [Open-mouthed fish - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/open-mouthed-fish-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1b75mee)
- [Bristled hedgehog - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/bristled-hedgehog-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1jpva4q)
- [Wolf with lowered head - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/wolf-with-lowered-head-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1-1kcfyg1)
- [Crouching hedgehog - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/crouching-hedgehog-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1sctdzx)
- [Ridged shell - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/ridged-shell-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1h8zezq)
- [Bear with grapes - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/bear-with-grapes-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1iu1ya6)
- [Spotted lynx - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/spotted-lynx-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-3flt55)
- [Squirrel - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/squirrel-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1gpiakr)
- [Rat - Modelbuch aller art nehens und stickens - 1535](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/rat-modelbuch-aller-art-nehens-und-stickens-1535-1hvdut9)
- [Bird among reeds - Spécimens de la décoration et de l'ornementation au XIXe siècle - 1872](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures/bird-among-reeds-sp-cimens-de-la-d-coration-et-de-lornementation-1igveob)
- [Winged cherub head - Spécimens de la décoration et de l'ornementation au XIXe siècle - 1872](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/figures/winged-cherub-head-sp-cimens-de-la-d-coration-et-de-lornementati-de6i42)
- [Small cross above a globe - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/gothic/small-cross-above-a-globe-quarles-emblems-1886-pd1kyh)
- [Pendant keystone ornament - Spécimens de la décoration et de l'ornementation au XIXe siècle - 1872](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/architecture/pendant-keystone-ornament-sp-cimens-de-la-d-coration-et-de-lorne-1lr65eq)
- [Knopped spire finial - Spécimens de la décoration et de l'ornementation au XIXe siècle - 1872](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/architecture/knopped-spire-finial-sp-cimens-de-la-d-coration-et-de-lornementa-1qkt3wx)
- [Gravestone in bushes - A History of British Birds - 1809](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/death/gravestone-in-bushes-a-history-of-british-birds-1809-1m3qukc)
- [Fruit and foliage ornament - The Universal Penman - 1741](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/alphabets/fruit-and-foliage-ornament-the-universal-penman-1741-4yp3d)
- [Heart between curling scrolls - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/heart-between-curling-scrolls-quarles-emblems-1886-1nodq5a)
- [Heart beneath a shelf - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/heart-beneath-a-shelf-quarles-emblems-1886-1rjmd9o)
- [Altar with flags and a sword - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/altar-with-flags-and-a-sword-quarles-emblems-1886-n1aofq)
- [Butterfly and a globe headpiece - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/butterfly-and-a-globe-headpiece-quarles-emblems-1886-mhpfrj)
- [Cross beside a globe - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/cross-beside-a-globe-quarles-emblems-1886-11jwaol)
- [Small cross above a globe - Quarles' Emblems - 1886](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/small-cross-above-a-globe-quarles-emblems-1886-pd1kyh)
- [Gravestone in bushes - A History of British Birds - 1809](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/gravestone-in-bushes-a-history-of-british-birds-1809-1m3qukc)
- [Interlocking squares - Pattern Design: A Book for Students - 1903](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/interlocking-squares-pattern-design-a-book-for-students-1903-1se3iul)
- [Hatched triangle square - Pattern Design: A Book for Students - 1903](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/hatched-triangle-square-pattern-design-a-book-for-students-1903-1gwyjn2)
- [Spiral wave line - Pattern Design: A Book for Students - 1903](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/spiral-wave-line-pattern-design-a-book-for-students-1903-1ciy1ey)
- [Linked spiral line - Pattern Design: A Book for Students - 1903](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/linked-spiral-line-pattern-design-a-book-for-students-1903-10xg3da)
- [Double curl ornament - Pattern Design: A Book for Students - 1903](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/double-curl-ornament-pattern-design-a-book-for-students-1903-1mrw6z2)
- [Foliate ornament 02 - The Embroiderer's Book of Design - 1891](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/foliate-ornament-02-the-embroiderers-book-of-design-1891-fgruk7)
- [Scrollwork ornament - A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design - 1880](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/scrollwork-ornament-a-grammar-of-japanese-ornament-and-design-18-1wwc4kn)
- [Floral roundel 01 - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/floral-roundel-01-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-ef3pk9)
- [Scrolled palmette ornament - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/scrolled-palmette-ornament-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-ju6dix)
- [Floral roundel 02 - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/floral-roundel-02-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-uwr94d)
- [Fan-shaped foliate ornament - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments/fan-shaped-foliate-ornament-examples-of-chinese-ornament-1867-v9v2rj)

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