Art
Library of Congress Classification Guide for Browsing: N Visual Arts - General 61 - 339 General, philosophy, psychology. 85 - 365 --Art education - also (Learning Resource Center - BEP 268) 400 - 3990 Art museums, galleries. 4399 - 5299 Exhibitions, private collections, art patronage 5300 - 5309 General art history 5310 - 5930 Prehistoric, ancients, including Greece & Rome 5950 - 6320 Medieval 6350 - 6400 Renaissance 6410 - 6425 17th -18th centuries 6450 - 6465 19th century 6485 - 6493 20th century 6494 --Special movements (Cubism, deco, surreal.) 6502 Latin America - general 6505 - 6538 United States 6536 - 6537 --Biography 6538 --African-American artists 6540 - 6739 Canada & Latin America - by country 6761 - 6784 Britain, Ireland 6797 Individual artists 6801 - 6838 Austria, Hungary. 6841 - 6853 France 6853 --Individual artists 6861 - 6888 Germany 6888 --Individual artists 6911 - 6922 Italy 6923 --Individual artists 6925 - 6973 Netherlands, Belgium 6976 - 6999 Russia 7000 - 7193 Other European countries 7260 Asia - general 7280 - 7289 Iran, Persia 7300 - 7310 India 7311 - 7332 Southeast Asia 7336 East Asia - general 7340 - 7349 China 7350 - 7359 Japan 7360 - 7362 Korea 7380 - 7399 Africa 7400 - 7411 Oceania 7415 - 7418 Jewish art 7420 - 7438 General technique & criticism 7442 - 7480 Collected writings, historiography, criticism 7660 - 7668 Animals 7690 - 7760 Devices, symbolism, mythology 7790 - 8199 Religious art 8217 - 8266 Special subjects 8354 Women as artists NA Architecture 25 - 203 General, history 210 - 310 Ancient (Egyptian, Greek, Roman) 350 - 497 Medieval 500 - 645 "Modern" 680 - 682 20th century 703 - 737 United States 707 - 712 --by period 715 - 735 --by regions, cities 737 --architects 950 - 957 Europe, general 961 - 996 Britain, Ireland 997 --architects 4590 - 6113 Religious buildings 7000 - 9000 Homes, houses - all types/countries 9000 Urban planning, cities. NB Sculpture 16 - 60 History 75 - 164 Egyptian, Greek, Roman 170 - 185 Medieval-Renaissance 193 Baroque 197 19th Century 198 20th Century 205 - 237 American and specific sculptors 458 - 497 European/British 543 - 553 French 621 - 623 Italian 625 - 948 European 1000 - 1059 India, Japan, China, Asia 1080 - 1099 Africa 1100 - 1110 Australia, Oceania 1115 - 1952 Specific techniques and areas NC Graphic Arts- Drawing - Design 53 General history 101 - 376 Drawings, by country 703 - 757 Techniques 760 - 780 Anatomy 800 - 825 Landscape 950 - 1003 Illustration, commercial art/graphic design 1005 - 1890 Collections of drawings, cartoons, posters ND Painting 45 General, women 55 - 196 By period 197 - 198 Zen, Islamic 200 - 236 United States 236 --collected biography 237 --individual painters 240 - 249 Canada 250 - 439 Latin America 450 - 955 Europe 461 - 497 --Great Britain (496 - 497 individual painters) 541 - 553 --France (553 individual painters) 561 - 588 --Germany (588 individual painters) 611 - 623 --Italy (623 individual painters) 625 - 653 --Netherlands (653 individual painters) 661 - 673 --Flanders, Belgium (673 individual painters) 681 - 699 --Russia 701 - 793 --Scandinavia 801 - 813 --Spain, Portugal (813 individual painters) 841 - 953 --Other European countries 960 - 1021 Asia, general 1040 - 1049 China 1050 - 1059 Japan 1130 - 1155 General Works 1259 - 1286 Techniques, special styles, color 1290 - 1460 Portraits, landscapes 1500 - 1660 Materials, conservation, forgeries 1700 - 2495 Watercolors 2550 - 2888 Murals 2890 - 3416 Illuminated books/manuscripts NE Print Media (Printmaking) 400 - 800 History, general 820 - 962 General works, techniques 1000 - 1325 Wood engraving, woodcuts 1310 - 1325 --Japanese prints, Ukiyoe 1860 Color prints/catalogs 1940 - 2230 Etching 2242 - 2890 Monotype, lithography, engravings NK Decorative Arts 1135 - 1149 Arts and Crafts Movement 1150 - 1500 Design 3600 - 3640 Lettering 3700 - 4695 Ceramics --also TP 800's (1st floor) 5566 - 8459 Gems, metals. 8800 - 9499 Textiles NX Arts in general 440 - 458 History, by period 501 - 596 By country 600 By movement (Dadaism, surrealism, romanticism.) TR Photography 1 - 195 General Works 9 Reference 15 - 60 History 139 - 140 Biography A - Z 145 - 185 General Works, 1850 - 250 - 285 Cameras 287 - 500 Photographic processing 510 - 545 Color 590 - 620 Lighting 640 - 685 Artistic Photography 647 Works of Individual photographers 650 - 652 Collections, 1800 - 1900 653 - 654 Collections, 1901 - 660 Landscape photography 674 - 681 Human figures, portraits 692 - 835 Scientific and technical applications 721 - 729 Nature photography 780 Stereo photography 810 Aerial photography 820 Photojournalism 845 - 899 Cinematography 925 - 1145 Photomechanical processes, xerography TT Crafts, jewelry, textiles... Reference collection on 3rd floor uses the same call numbers but all begin with "REF" Oversize books run A - Z, after the Z books. (First Floor) 1st Floor Map 2nd Floor Map 3rd Floor Map
updated on 07/20/03
