More a glossary debate/contrib. than a qn - a pic. in a (chateau/lodge) museum brochure shows vaults converted into a museum space with statuary from the gardens outside. Caption: >>"Lapidarium" im Sockelgeschoß<< (their invtd commas, & I think I'll retain that). Have sorted out what a L. is - a coll. of statuary etc. (see the DE-Wikipedia for Lapidarium), with a strong Enlightenment-'Dilettante/Kunstkammer' trad., &/or highly scholarly REPOSITORY / depot (depends on contxt/ lang. level) for originals at a historic/archaeol. site, often the restoration workshop, v. oft. a minor exhibition space. .........-So much for the contribn, ANY MUSEUM CURATORS OUT THERE with a std. Eng term or terms? BTW, ProZ has an entry, but Croatian - Eng.: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1035021#2496888 (gd to have decisive NO to 'lapidary', the rest I fear beyond me, I don't spk Croatian). Apols for verbosity & THANKS for contribns.
Again, thank you, everyone. I've opted for Jonathan's **collection** - as a Lapidarium can but need not be a **museum** in its own right, and at its most modest, probably a coll. of **trivia**. Meanwhile, found a further succinct Ger. definition at BeyArs: http://www.beyars.com/kunstlexikon/lexikon_5354.html - a 'coll. of works in stone' ranging from statues to sarcophagi and milestones. 4 KudoZ-Punkte wurden für diese Antwort vergeben
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Erklärung: according to Muret-Sanders; Duden="Sammlung von Steindenkmälern."
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Again, thank you, everyone. I've opted for Jonathan's **collection** - as a Lapidarium can but need not be a **museum** in its own right, and at its most modest, probably a coll. of **trivia**. Meanwhile, found a further succinct Ger. definition at BeyArs: http://www.beyars.com/kunstlexikon/lexikon_5354.html - a 'coll. of works in stone' ranging from statues to sarcophagi and milestones.
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Fragesteller: Thx again, Jonathan, for the ref. too.
Erklärung: This is from the website of the ancient abbey library of St. Gall in Switzerland, where stone carvings (building material and stuatues) are displayed. Perhaps it is helpful to you.
"Lapidarium (=Museum of stones from the medieval cloister) and Permanent Exhibition: The culture of the Abbey of St Gall"
The translation workplace 
