catalog

catalog
   or catalogue
   A list which is an inventory of works in a gallery, museum, or other collection. It describes the works, and may contain articles discussing their history, and classifying them in other ways. It may be in the form of a file of cards (or an electronic equivalent), one card for each object, or in the form of a publication (usually a pamphlet or book), whether for a special exhibition or for all or part of a permanent collection. Also see accession, catalogue raisonné, curator, deaccession, docent, donation, and gallery.

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