Around the periphery of the conservatory area stood marble-topped tables on intricately beautiful wrought-iron legs.

Nicholas peeled apart the grass knots and the covering fell away to reveal an intricately beautiful crystal skull that was almost-but not quite-human.

We are all of us in the research community standing on the shoulders of midgets, putting together little pieces into an intricately beautiful puzzle.

Intricately beautiful, delicately carved from clay, they ranged in color from deep black to palest white.