lapidary style
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
1.Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation. [1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. [1913 Webster]
Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious. [1913 Webster]