historiography

[hi-stawr-ee-og-ruh-fee, -stohr-]

noun, plural his·to·ri·og·ra·phies.

the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
the body of techniques, theories, and principles of historical research and presentation; methods of historical scholarship.
the narrative presentation of history based on a critical examination, evaluation, and selection of material from primary and secondary sources and subject to scholarly criteria.

an official history: medieval historiographies.

Origin of historiography

1560–70; < Middle French historiographie < Greek historiographía. See history, -o-, -graphy

Related formshis·to·ri·o·graph·ic

[hi-stawr-ee-uh-graf-ik, -stohr-] /hɪˌstɔr i əˈgræf ɪk, -ˌstoʊr-/, his·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivehis·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for historiographical

Contemporary Examples of historiographical

Thus are the historiographical trenches dug for the centenary.
The Utterly Pointless First World War
Michael F. Bishop
May 22, 2013

Historical Examples of historiographical

A Bohemian edition, with additions and a historiographical introduction, appeared in 1848.
Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations
Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson
As a child he learned to set type, and as a child, also, he assisted his father in historiographical work.
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E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins

British Dictionary definitions for historiographical

historiography

noun

the writing of history
the study of the development of historical method, historical research, and writing
any body of historical literature

Derived Formshistoriographic (hɪˌstɔːrɪəˈɡræfɪk) or historiographical, adjective

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Word Origin and History for historiographical

historiography

1560s; see from history + -graphy. Related: Historiographer.