ornamentation

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Some were drawn in a realistic style, while others were more abstract, but all showed intentional design rather than random ornamentation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

One thing it clarifies is why Jim Crow monuments are all rendered in the same backward, Beaux-Arts style, exploiting classical forms and elaborate ornamentation harnessed for the 1890s City Beautiful movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

A lack of ornamentation turns every place into no place at all, blending together experiences and venues in the same manner as the internet’s endless feed.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

The 18th Century painting below features typical stylistic elements of Mughal art, including highly stylised figures, vibrant colours, naturalism and ornamentation.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

It was simple: crafted of silver, its only ornamentation lay in the fingernail-sized amethyst embedded in its center.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas