his·to·ri·og·ra·phy 
(hĭ-stôr′ē-ŏgrə-fē)
(hĭ-stôr′ē-ŏgrə-fē)n.
1. The principles, theories, or methodology of scholarly historical research and presentation.
2. The writing of history based on a critical analysis, evaluation, and selection of authentic source materials and composition of these materials into a narrative subject to scholarly methods of criticism.
3. A body of historical literature.
[French historiographie, from Old French, from Greek historiographiā : historiā, history; see HISTORY + -graphiā, -graphy.]
his·to′ri·o·graphic (-ē-ə-grăfĭk), his·to′ri·o·graphi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
his·to′ri·o·graphi·cal·ly adv.