Any or all of these techniques were often used in combination with the contemplation or study of architecture, books, sculpture and painting, which were seen by practitioners of the art of memory as externalizations of internal memory images and/or organization.
Enkelte eller alle af disse teknikker blev ofte brug i kombination med kontemplation eller studiet af arkitektur, bøger, skulpturer og malerier, der af udøvere blev set som hukommelseskunstens udtryk af interne erindringsbilleder og/eller organisation.