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Physical Attributes <facet> > Design Elements <hierarchy name> > design elements (attributes) > motifs

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motifs  

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Entry terms

  • motif

Note

  • "Distinct or separable design elements, usually decorative, whether occurring singly as individual shapes. Distinguished from "patterns (design elements);" which are ornamental designs composed of repeated or combined motifs." (The J. Paul Getty Trust. ‘Motifs’)

Source

  • The J. Paul Getty Trust. ‘Motifs’, Art & Architecture Thesaurus Full Record Display (Getty Research), 25 January 2021. [Date of Access, 1 Aug. 2023]. http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300009700.

Creator

  • Jona Schlegel

Editorial note

  • Contains information from the J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, the Art & Architecture Thesaurus, which is made available under the ODC Attribution License.

URI

https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/indigo/motifs

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