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Art at Webster University Library

Library resources for art research.

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Library of Congress classification for art books

FINE ARTS

The Library shelves books by the Library of Congress Classification System, which means our books we organize books by subject. To browse books, visit the shelves on Level 4 of the Library using the one of the subject letters listed for Fine Arts.

N         Visual Arts (General)

NA      Architecture

NB      Sculpture

NC      Illustration, Design, Drawing

ND      Painting

NE      Printing

NK      Decorative Arts, Applied Arts

NX      Arts in General

N             1‑9165                  Visual Arts (General)

 

400‑4042                 Art Museums

 

4390‑5098               Exhibitions

 

5198‑5299               Private Collections and Collectors

 

5300‑7418               History of Art

 

7429.7‑7433            Technique, Composition, Style, etc.

 

7475‑7483               Art Criticism

 

7575‑7624.5            Portraits

 

7790‑8199               Religious Art

 

8554‑8585               Examination and Conservation of Works of Art

 

8600‑8675               Economics of Art

 

8700‑9165               Art and the State, Public Art

NA          1‑9428                  Architecture

 

190‑1614                 History

 

2695‑2793               Architectural Design and Drawing

 

2835‑4050               Architectural Details, Motives, Decoration, etc

 

4100‑8480               Special Classes of Buildings

 

9000‑9428               Aesthetics of City, City Planning and Beautification 

NB          1-1952                   Sculpture

NC          1-1940                  Drawing, Design, Illustration

 

997-1003                 Commercial Art, Advertising Art

 

1300‑1766               Caricature, Pictorial Humor and Satire

 

1800-1850               Posters

ND          25-3416                   Painting

 

1290-1460               Special Subjects

 

1700-2495               Watercolor Painting

 

2550-2888               Mural Painting

 

2890-3416               Illuminating of Manuscripts and Books

NE          1‑3002                   Print Media

 

1‑978                       Printmaking and Engraving

 

1000‑1352               Wood Engraving, Woodcuts, Xylography, Block Printing

 

1400‑1879               Metal Engraving

 

1940‑2232.5            Etching and Aquatint

 

2236‑2239.7            Serigraphy

 

2250‑2570               Lithography

 

2800‑2890               Printing of Engravings

NK          1‑9955                  Decorative Arts, Applied Arts,  Decoration and Ornament

 

1135‑1149.5            Arts and Crafts Movement

 

1700‑3505               Interior Decoration

 

3600‑9955               Other Arts and Crafts Industries

 

3700‑4695               Ceramics, Pottery, Porcelain

NX          1‑820                     Arts in General

 

654‑694                   Religious Arts

 

700‑750                   Patronage of the Arts

 

798‑820                   Special Arts Centers