These were written and illustrated in his highly characteristic style, packed with immensely detailed paintings (normally gouaches) of original artefacts and reconstructions of life and action.

And yet he won in characteristic style.

His characteristic style remained consistent from the 1560s until the end of his life.

After an early, essentially realistic creative period from around 1959, he developed his characteristic style.

Each of these centers of early civilization developed a unique and characteristic style in its art.