catalogue raisonné
a catalog, as of paintings or books, with notes or commentary on the items listed; a classified, descriptive catalog.
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How to use catalogue raisonné in a sentence
A catalogue raisonne is such a list classified according to subjects or on some other basis, with short explanations and notes.
For the rest of the portraits on this vast staircase, it would take a volume to give a catalogue raisonne of them.
British Dictionary definitions for catalogue raisonné
/ French (katalɔɡ rɛzɔne) /
a descriptive catalogue, esp one covering works of art in an exhibition or collection
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