The tale - about Ms. Bechdel's childhood, her father's death and their shared homosexuality - is painfully honest and richly detailed in words and images.

The exhibition at the Metropolitan opened amid reports of widespread looting at the National Museum of Baghdad and at many of the archaeological sites richly detailed here.

The two-story historic U.S. District Courtroom, located on the third floor, is richly detailed with carved oak paneling and trim on the walls and ceiling.

This failure - and how much it is costing the American taxpayer - has been richly detailed over the last year by The Times's Edmund Andrews.

No mere handful of shards, but an actual, functioning device, richly detailed with Preserver-style writing, perhaps hold- ing the key to understanding the origin of life.

Richly detailed with masks, scrolls, shells and columns, the 16-foot piece reigned over the banquet room, where it was used to wash fruits and glasses.

Each floor had four large apartments richly detailed with touches such as parquet floors, rare wood and plaster mouldings and tiled fireplaces.

The boomerang effect of the failed policy was richly detailed in recent articles by Timothy Egan of The Times.

Paneling and woodwork in the hallway and front rooms are richly detailed under 9-foot, 3-inch ceilings.

The cotton kimonos and quilts displayed are as richly detailed with peonies, phoenixes, cranes and bamboo trees as are imperial robes.