Library of Congress Browsing Guide For The Arts*

Call Number	Topic

AM	Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501	Museums. Collectors and collecting

GT	Manners and customs
GT165-476		Houses. Dwellings
GT500-2370		Costume. Dress. Fashion

GV	Recreation. Leisure
GV1580-1799.5		Dancing

M	Music
M1-5000	Music
M1.A5-3.3		Collections
M3-3.3			Collected works of individual composers
M5-1480			Instrumental music
M6-175.5			One solo instrument
M177-990			Two or more solo instruments
M1000-1075			Orchestra
M1100-1160			String orchestra
M1495-2199		Vocal Music
M1497-1998			Secular vocal music
M1528-1529.5				Two or more solo voices
M1611-1624.8				One solo voice
M1999-2199			Sacred vocal music
M2018-2019.5				Two or more solo voices
M2102-2114.8				One solo voice

ML	Literature on music
ML1-1390	Literature on music
ML159-3785		History and criticism
ML385-429			Biography
ML430-458			Composition and performance
ML459-1380			Instruments and instrumental music
ML1400-3275			Vocal music
ML3469-3541			Popular music
ML3544-3776			Folk, national, and ethnic music
ML3790-3792		Music trade
ML3795		Music as a profession
ML3797-3799.5		Musical research
ML3800-3923		Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music

MT	Instruction and study
MT1-960	Instruction and study
MT5.5-7		Music theory
MT9-15		Printed pedagogical aids
MT35-39		Notation
MT40-67		Composition. Elements and techniques of music
MT70-74		Instrumentation and orchestration
MT85		Conducting. Score reading and playing
MT90-146		Analysis and appreciation of musical works
MT170-810		Instrumental techniques
MT179-258				Keyboard instruments
MT259-338				Stringed instruments. Bowed stringed instruments
MT339-533				Wind instruments
MT539-654				Plucked instruments
MT655-725				Percussion and other instruments
MT728-735				Ensembles
MT820-915		Singing and vocal technique
MT955-956		Musical theater

N	Visual arts
N1-9211	Visual arts
N1-58		General
N61-72		Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics
N81-390		Study and teaching. Research
N400-3990		Art musuems, galleries, etc.
N4390-5098		Exhibitions
N5198-5299		Private collections and collectors
N5300-7418		History
N7429.7-7433		Technique, composition, style, etc.
N7475-7483		Art criticism
N7560-8266		Special subjects of art
N8350-8356		Art as a profession. Artists
N8510-8553		Art studios, materials, etc.
N8554-8585		Examination and conservation of works of art
N8600-8675		Economics of art
N8700-9165		Art and the state. Public art

NA	Architecture
NA1-9428	Architecture
NA190-1555.5		History
NA737		Individual architects
NA750-1611		Architecture of special countries
NA1995		Architecture as a profession
NA2000-2320		Study and teaching. Research
NA2500-2599		Theory, aesthetics
NA2599.5-2599.9		Architectural criticism
NA2695-2793		Architectural design and drawing
NA2835-4050		Details and decoration
NA4100-4145		Buildings classed by material
NA4150-4160		Buildings classed by form
NA4170-8480		Buildings classed by use
NA9000-9428		City planning and beautifying

NB	Sculpture
NB1-1952	Sculpture
NB1-50		General, museum collections
NB60-1115		History, individual artists
NB1160-1195		Designs and technique
NB1203-1270		Special materials
NB1293-1952		Special forms and subjects

NC	Drawing. Design. Illustration
NC1-1940	Drawing. Design. Illustration
NC1-45		General
NC50-266		History, individual artists
NC390-670		Study and teaching
NC730-758		Technique
NC760-825		Special subjects
NC845-915		Graphic art materials
NC950-996		Illustration
NC997-1003		Commercial art
NC1300-1766		Cartoons, caricature, animated film, etc.
NC1800-1850		Posters
NC1860-1896		Greeting cards, postcards, special subjects

ND	Painting
ND25-3416	Painting
ND25-48		General
ND49-813		History, individual artists
ND1115-1120		Study and teaching
ND1290-1460		Special subjects
ND1470-1625		Techniques and materials
ND1700-2495		Watercolor painting
ND2550-2733		Mural painting
ND2889-3416		Illuminating of manuscripts and books

NE	Print media
NE1-3002	Print media
NE1-978		Printmaking and engraving
NE1000-1352		Wood engraving, woodcuts, xylography, block printing
NE1400-1879		Metal engraving
NE1940-2232.5		Etching and aquatint
NE2250-2570		Lithography
NE2800-2880		Printing of engravings

NK	Decorative arts
NK1-9990	Decorative arts
NK1-570		General
NK600-806		History
NK1135-1149.5		Arts and crafts movement
NK1160-1590		Decoration and ornament. Design
NK1648-1678		Religious art
NK1700-2195		Interior decoration
NK2200-2750		Furniture
NK2775-3496.3		Rugs, tapestries, wallpapers, etc.
NK3600-3640		Calligraphy
NK3700-4695		Ceramics
NK4700-4890		Costumes
NK5100-5440		Glass
NK6400-8459		Metalwork
NK7300-7695		Jewelry
NK8800-9505.5		Textiles
NK9600-9955		Woodwork

NX	Arts in general
NX1-820	Arts in general
NX1-260		General
NX280-410		Study and teaching. Research
NX411-415		Competitions
NX420-430		Exhibitions
NX440-632		History of the arts
NX650-694		Special subjects
NX400-750		Patronage of the arts
NX760-770		Administration of the arts
NX775-777		Voluntarism of the arts
NX798-820		Arts centers and facilities

Literature and Language: Drama *Plays are shelved by country, culture or region of the playwright e.g. Shakespeare's Hamlet: PR (English)

PA	Greek, Latin
PG	Slavic, Baltic, Albanian
PJ	Oriental
PK	Indo-Iranian
PL	Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PN	Literature (general)
PN1600-1861		Dramatic composition, history, techniques
PN1990-1992		Broadcasting (radio and television)
PN1993-1999		Motion pictures, writing, screenplays
PN2000-3307		Dramatic representation (acting techniques, stage design)
PN6110.5-6120		Drama collections (e.g. Best plays of...)
PQ1-3999	French
PQ4001-5999	Italian
PQ6001-8929	Spanish
PR	English
PS	American
PT1-4897	German
PT5001-5980	Dutch
PT7601-9449	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

SB	Plant culture
SB469-476.4		Landscape gardening. Landscape architecture

TR	Photography
TR1-1050	Photography
TR15		General history of photography
TR21-127		Country divisions within photography
TR140		Biographies of individual photographers
TR250-265		Cameras
TR-287-500		Photographic processing. Darkroom technique
TR510-545		Color photography
TR550-581		Studio and laboratory
TR590-620		Lighting
TR624-835		Applied photography
TR845-899		Cinematography. Motion pictures
TR925-1050		Photomechanical processes

TS	Manufactures (including industrial design)
TS1-2301	Manufactures (including industrial design)

TT	Handicrafts. Arts and crafts
TT180-200		Woodworking. Furniture making. Upholstering
TT205-267		Metalworking
TT490-695		Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring
TT697-927		Needlework. Decorative crafts

Z	Books and printing
Z4-115.5	Books (General)
Z4-8		History of books and bookmaking
Z43-45		Calligraphy
Z116-659	Book industries and trade
Z116.A3-265.5		Design and printing
Z266-276		Bookbinding. Book decoration
Z1001-1121	General bibliography
Z1019-1033		Special classes of books
Z1037-1039		Books for special classes of persons, institutions, etc.
Z1201-4980	National bibliography
Z5051-7999	Subject bibliography (subjects arranged in alphabetical sequence)
Z8001-8999	Personal bibliography (names of individuals arranged in alphabetical sequence)

*This guide is not comprehensive. Ask at the Arts Reference Desk for further assistance.

Library of Congress Classification Outline available at: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/