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St Kyneburgh, Castor, Hunts

When a particularly splendid result was desired, ornament could be extended to provide surface decoration on both exteriors and interiors, either through sculpture or through painting.

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Exeter Cathedral, Devon

GothicGlossary Term decoration was often much more three dimensional, incorporating figure sculpture within canopied niches.

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