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Library of Congress Classification
This is an abbreviated guide to the Library of Congress classification schedules for N and TR.
The N class is divided into subclasses by medium, which are broken down into history, country (under/after which individual artists are classified), and subjects.
The numbers listed here are starting points for browsing in the CAT or along the shelves. General works such as periodicals, directories, and dictionaries are not listed here but appear at the beginning of each subclass.
N: Visual Arts | NA: Architecture | NB: Sculpture | NC: Drawing | ND: Painting |
NE: Print Media | NK: Decorative Arts | NX: Arts in General | TR: Photography
| N |
Visual arts |
| 61 |
Theory, philosophy, aesthetics |
| 81 |
Study and teaching |
| 400 |
Art museums |
| 5300 |
History |
| 5315 |
Ancient art |
| 5610 |
Classical art |
| 5925 |
Medieval art |
| 6250 |
Byzantine art |
| 6260 |
Islamic art |
| 6280 |
Romanesque art |
| 6310 |
Gothic art |
| 6370 |
Renaissance art |
| 6407 |
Baroque and Rococo art |
| 6447 |
19th and 20th century art |
| 6505 |
United States |
| 6540 |
Canada |
| 6761 |
Great Britain |
| 6841 |
France |
| 6861 |
Germany |
| 6911 |
Italy |
| 6941 |
Netherlands |
| 6961 |
Belgium |
| 6981 |
Russia |
| 7001 |
Scandinavia |
| 7101 |
Spain |
| 7141 |
Switzerland |
| 7301 |
India |
| 7340 |
China |
| 7350 |
Japan |
| 7380 |
Africa |
| 7415 |
Jewish art |
| 7480 |
Historiography |
| 7760 |
Mythology |
| 7810 |
Christian art |
| 8193 |
Buddhist art |
| 8195 |
Hindu art |
| 8354 |
Women artists |
| 8554 |
Conservation |
| 8600 |
Economics of art |
| 8700 |
Art and the state. Public art |
| |
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| NA |
Architecture |
| 100 |
Architecture and the state |
| 190 |
History |
| 260 |
Classical architecture |
| 350 |
Medieval architecture |
| 370 |
Byzantine architecture |
| 380 |
Islamic architecture |
| 390 |
Romanesque architecture |
| 440 |
Gothic architecture |
| 510 |
Renaissance architecture |
| 590 |
Baroque architecture |
| 645 |
19th century architecture |
| 680 |
20th century architecture |
| 705 |
United States |
| 961 |
Great Britain |
| 1041 |
France |
| 1061 |
Germany |
| 1111 |
Italy |
| 1141 |
Netherlands |
| 1181 |
Russia |
| 1201 |
Scandinavia |
| 1301 |
Spain |
| 1550 |
Japan |
| 2335 |
Competitions |
| 2400 |
Museums. Exhibitions |
| 2599.5 |
Architectural criticism |
| 2695 |
Architectural drawing and design |
| 2835 |
Architectural details and decoration |
| 4100 |
Special classes of buildings |
| 4170 |
Public buildings |
| 4590 |
Religious buildings |
| 6240 |
Bank architecture |
| 6690 |
Museum architecture |
| 7100 |
Domestic architecture |
| 9000 |
Aesthetics of cities. City planning |
| |
|
| NB |
Sculpture |
| 60 |
History |
| 70 |
Ancient sculpture |
| 85 |
Classical sculpture |
| 170 |
Medieval sculpture |
| 175 |
Romanesque sculpture |
| 180 |
Gothic sculpture |
| 193 |
Baroque sculpture |
| 197 |
19th century sculpture |
| 198 |
20th century sculpture |
| 205 |
United States |
| 461 |
Great Britain |
| 541 |
France |
| 561 |
Germany |
| 611 |
Italy |
| 641 |
Netherlands |
| 661 |
Belgium |
| 681 |
Russia |
| 701 |
Scandinavia |
| 801 |
Spain |
| 841 |
Switzerland |
| 1001 |
India |
| 1040 |
China |
| 1050 |
Japan |
| 1080 |
Africa |
| 1170 |
Designs and technique |
| 1199 |
Restoration of sculptures |
| 1203 |
Special materials |
| 1272 |
Mobiles |
| 1293 |
Portrait sculpture |
| 1312 |
Equestrian statues |
| 1330 |
Sculptural monuments |
| 1750 |
Religious monuments and shrines |
| 1800 |
Sepulchral monuments |
| |
|
| NC |
Drawing. Design. Illustration |
| 50 |
History |
| 70 |
Medieval drawing |
| 80 |
Renaissance drawing |
| 85 |
Baroque drawing |
| 87 |
18th century drawing |
| 89 |
19th century drawing |
| 95 |
20th century drawing |
| 105 |
United States |
| 225 |
Europe |
| 228 |
Great Britain |
| 245 |
Austria |
| 246 |
France |
| 249 |
Germany |
| 255 |
Italy |
| 258 |
Netherlands |
| 264 |
Belgium |
| 269 |
Russia |
| 273 |
Scandinavia |
| 285 |
Spain |
| 291 |
Switzerland |
| 730 |
Technique |
| 845 |
Graphic art materials |
| 930 |
Conservation and restoration of drawings |
| 960 |
Illustration |
| 997 |
Commercial art |
| 1280 |
Printed ephemera. Imagerie populaire |
| 1300 |
Caricature. Pictorial humor |
| 1800 |
Posters |
| |
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| ND |
Painting |
| 49 |
History |
| 70 |
Ancient painting |
| 110 |
Greek painting |
| 120 |
Roman painting |
| 140 |
Medieval painting |
| 140 |
Byzantine painting |
| 170 |
Renaissance painting |
| 172 |
Mannerist painting |
| 180 |
Baroque painting |
| 188 |
18th century painting |
| 190 |
19th century painting |
| 195 |
20th century painting |
| 205 |
United States |
| 461 |
Great Britain |
| 541 |
France |
| 561 |
Germany |
| 611 |
Italy |
| 641 |
Netherlands |
| 661 |
Belgium |
| 681 |
Russia |
| 701 |
Scandinavia |
| 801 |
Spain |
| 841 |
Switzerland |
| 1001 |
India |
| 1040 |
China |
| 1050 |
Japan |
| 1288 |
Special subjects |
| 1290 |
Human figure |
| 1300 |
Portraits |
| 1340 |
Landscape painting |
| 1390 |
Still life |
| 1470 |
Technique and materials |
| 1630 |
Examination and conservation of paintings |
| 1700 |
Watercolor painting |
| 2550 |
Mural painting |
| 2889 |
Illumination of manuscripts and books |
| |
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| NE |
Print media |
| 1 |
Printmaking and engraving |
| 380 |
Conservation and restoration of prints |
| 400 |
History of printmaking |
| 1000 |
Wood engraving. Woodcuts |
| 1310 |
Japanese prints |
| 1400 |
Metal engraving |
| 1940 |
Etching and aquatint |
| 2236 |
Serigraphy |
| 2242 |
Monotype |
| 2250 |
Lithography |
| 2800 |
Printing of engravings |
| |
|
| NK |
Decorative arts |
| 600 |
History |
| 1160 |
Decoration and ornament |
| 1700 |
Interior decoration |
| 2200 |
Furniture |
| 2975 |
Tapestries |
| 3700 |
Ceramics |
| 5100 |
Glass |
| 5800 |
Ivories and ivory carving |
| 6400 |
Metalwork |
| 7900 |
Bronzes |
| 8800 |
Textiles |
| 9600 |
Woodwork |
| |
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| NX |
Arts in general |
| 180 |
The arts in relation to other subjects |
| 440 |
History |
| 600.P47 |
Performance art |
| 700 |
Patronage of the arts |
| 760 |
Administration of the arts |
| |
|
| TR |
Photography |
| 15 |
History of photography |
| 140 |
Biographies of individual photographers |
| 287 |
Photographic processing. Darkroom techniques |
| 590 |
Lighting |
| 624 |
Applied photography |
| 640 |
Artistic photography |
| 651 |
1800 to 1850 |
| 652 |
1851 to 1900 |
| 653 |
1900 to 1950 |
| 654 |
1950 to the present time |
Adapted from the "Library of Congress Classification Outline" on the Library of Congress web site (http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html).