Museographia

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Museography refers to the methods used in museums for classifying and displaying items. The term originates from French and combines "museo-" (museum) with "-graphy" (writing or description).1

Caspar F. Neickel's 1727 work, Museographia, served as a guide for collectors. It provided assistance with the classification and care of collections, as well as identifying potential sources for developing them. The development of museography, along with museology (the theory of museums), has been a gradual process, with practical aspects often borrowed from other disciplines.23

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…less-specialized collector, works such as Museographia, by Casper F. Neickel (pseudonym of Kaspar Friedrich Jenequel), published at Leipzig in 1727, were generally available to aid in classification, care of a collection, and the identification of potential sources from which collections might be developed.
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…less-specialized collector, works such as Museographia, by Casper F. Neickel (pseudonym of Kaspar Friedrich Jenequel), published at Leipzig in 1727, were generally available to aid in classification, care of a collection, and the identification of potential sources from which collections might be developed.
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