# 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