Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts

Class N:Fine Arts is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class N.

N - Visual Arts

 * 1-58..........................................General
 * 61-72........................................Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts
 * 81-390......................................Study and teaching. Research
 * 400-3990..................................Art museums, galleries, etc.
 * 4390-5098................................Exhibitions
 * 5198-5299................................Private collections and collectors
 * 5300-7418................................History
 * 7420-7525.8..............................General works
 * 7560-8266................................Special subjects of art
 * 8350-8356................................Art as a profession. Artists
 * 8510-8553................................Art studios, materials, etc.
 * 8554-8585................................Examination and conservation of works of art
 * 8600-8675................................Economics of art
 * 8700-9165................................Art and the state. Public art

NA - Architecture

 * 1-60........................................General
 * 100-130..................................Architecture and the state
 * 190-1555.5..............................History
 * 1995........................................Architecture as a profession
 * 2000-2320..............................Study and teaching. Research
 * 2335-2360..............................Competitions
 * 2400-2460..............................Museums. Exhibitions
 * 2500-2599..............................General works
 * 2599.5-2599.9........................Architectural criticism
 * 2695-2793..............................Architectural drawing and design
 * 2835-4050..............................Details and decoration
 * 4100-8480..............................Special classes of buildings
 * 4100-4145....................................Classed by material
 * 4150-4160....................................Classed by form
 * 4170-8480....................................Classed by use
 * 4170-(7020)........................................Public buildings
 * 4590-5621................................................Religious architecture
 * 7100-7884..........................................Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings
 * 7910-8125..........................................Clubhouses, guild houses, etc.
 * 8200-8260..........................................Farm architecture
 * 8300-8480..........................................Outbuildings, gates, fences, etc.
 * 9000-9428..............................Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying

NB - Sculpture

 * 1-50........................................General
 * 60-1115..................................History. Including collective biography
 * 1120-1133..............................Study and teaching
 * 1134-1134.4............................Competitions
 * 1135-1150..............................General works
 * 1160-1195..............................Designs and technique
 * 1199-1200..............................Restoration of sculptures
 * 1203-1270..............................Special materials
 * 1272-1291..............................Mobiles, color, sculpture gardens, etc.
 * 1293-1895..............................Special forms
 * 1293-1310....................................Portrait sculpture
 * 1312-1313....................................Equestrian statues
 * 1330-1685....................................Sculptural monuments
 * 1750-1793....................................Religious monuments and shrines
 * 1800-1880....................................Sepulchral monuments
 * 1910-1952..............................Special subjects

NC - Drawing. Design. Illustration

 * 1-45........................................General. Including collective biography
 * 50-266....................................History of drawing
 * 390-670..................................Study and teaching
 * 673-677..................................Competitions
 * 703-725..................................General works
 * 730-758..................................Technique
 * 760-825..................................Special subjects
 * 845-915..................................Graphic art materials
 * 930........................................Conservation and restoration of drawings
 * 950-(996)................................Illustration
 * 997-1003................................Commercial art. Advertising art
 * 1280-1284..............................Printed ephemera. Imagerie populaire
 * 1300-1766..............................Pictorial humor, caricature, etc.
 * 1800-1850..............................Posters
 * 1860-1896..............................Greeting cards, postcards, invitations, book jackets, etc.
 * 1920-1940..............................Copying, enlarging, and reduction of drawings

ND - Painting

 * 25-(48)....................................General
 * 49-813....................................History
 * 1115-1120..............................Study and teaching
 * 1130-1156..............................General works
 * 1288-1460..............................Special subjects
 * 1290-1293....................................Human figure
 * 1300-1337....................................Portraits
 * 1340-1367....................................Landscape painting
 * 1370-1375....................................Marine painting
 * 1380-1383....................................Animals. Birds
 * 1385-1388....................................Sports. Hunting, fishing, etc.
 * 1390-1393....................................Still life
 * 1400-1403....................................Flowers. Fruit. Trees
 * 1410-1460....................................Other subjects
 * 1470-1625..............................Technique and materials
 * 1630-1662..............................Examination and conservation of paintings
 * 1700-2495..............................Watercolor painting
 * 2550-2733..............................Mural painting
 * 2889-3416..............................Illuminating of manuscripts and books

NE - Print Media

 * 1-978......................................Printmaking and engraving
 * 1-90..............................................General
 * 218-(330)......................................Engraved portraits. Self-portraits
 * 380................................................Conservation and restoration of prints
 * 390-395........................................Collected works
 * 400-773........................................History of printmaking
 * 830-898........................................General works
 * 951-962........................................Special subjects
 * 965-965.3......................................Tradesmen's cards
 * 970-973........................................Study and teaching
 * 975-975.4......................................Competitions
 * 977-978........................................Equipment
 * 1000-1352..............................Wood engraving
 * 1000-1027....................................General
 * 1030-1196.3..................................History
 * 1220-1233....................................General works
 * 1310-1326.5..................................Japanese prints
 * 1330-1336....................................Linoleum block prints
 * 1340..............................................Fish prints
 * 1344-1345....................................Potato prints
 * 1350-1352....................................Other materials used in relief printing
 * 1400-1879..............................Metal engraving
 * 1400-1422....................................General
 * 1620-1630....................................General works
 * 1634-1749....................................History
 * 1750-1775....................................Copper engraving
 * 1850-1879....................................Color prints
 * 1940-2232.5............................Etching and aquatint
 * 1940-1975....................................General
 * 1980-2055.5..................................History
 * 2120-2140....................................General works
 * 2141-2149....................................Special subjects
 * 2220-2225....................................Dry point
 * 2236-2240.6............................Serigraphy
 * 2242-2246..............................Monotype (Printmaking)
 * 2250-2570..............................Lithography
 * 2685-2685.8............................Lumiprints
 * 2690........................................Engraving on glass
 * 2800-2880..............................Printing of engravings
 * 3000-3002..............................Copying art. Copying machine art

NK - Decorative arts

 * 1-570......................................General
 * 600-806..................................History
 * 1135-1149.5............................Arts and crafts movement
 * 1160-1590..............................Decoration and ornament. Design
 * 1160-1174....................................General
 * 1175-(1498)..................................History
 * 1505-1535....................................General works
 * 1548-1590....................................Special subjects for design
 * 1648-1678..............................Religious art
 * 1700-2195..............................Interior decoration. House decoration
 * 1700-2138....................................General. History, etc. Including special rooms
 * 2140-2180....................................Decorative painting
 * 2190-2192....................................Church decoration
 * 2200-2750..............................Furniture
 * 2775-2898..............................Rugs and carpets
 * 2975-3049..............................Tapestries
 * 3175-3296.3............................Upholstery. Drapery
 * 3375-3496.3............................Wallpapers
 * 3600-(9990)............................Other arts and art industries
 * 3700-4695....................................Ceramics
 * 4700-4890....................................Costume
 * 5100-5440....................................Glass
 * 5500-6060....................................Glyptic arts
 * 6400-8459....................................Metalwork
 * 8800-9505.5..................................Textiles
 * 9600-9955....................................Woodwork

NX - Arts in General

 * 1-820................................Arts in general
 * 1-260......................................General
 * 280-410..................................Study and teaching. Research
 * 411-415..................................Competitions
 * 420-430..................................Exhibitions
 * 440-632..................................History of the arts
 * 650-694..................................Special subjects, characters, persons, religious arts, etc.
 * 700-750..................................Patronage of the arts
 * 760-770..................................Administration of the arts
 * 775-777..................................Voluntarism in the arts
 * 798-820..................................Arts centers and facilities