# Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History

Class C: Auxiliary Sciences of History is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class C.

## C - Auxiliary Sciences of History

    1-51.......Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)

## CB - History of Civilization

    156...........Terrestrial evidence of interplanetary voyages
    158-161.......Forecasts of future progress
    195-281.......Civilization and race
    305-430.......By period
    440-482.......Relation to special topics
       450.......Geography and civilization
       478.......Technology
       481.......War and civilization
       482.......Water and civilization

## CC - Archaeology

    72-81.......Philosophy. Theory
       73-81.......Methodology
    83-97........Study and teaching. Research
    135-137....Preservation, restoration, and conservation of antiquities. Antiquities and state
    140............Forgeries of antiquities
    200-260.....Bells. Campanology. Cowbells
    300-350.....Crosses
    600-605.....Boundary stones
    700-705.....Stone heaps, cairns, etc., of unknown purpose
    710............Hill figures
    960............Lanterns of the dead

## CD - Diplomatics; Archives; Seals

    1-511.......Diplomatics
       70-79.........Practice of special chancelleries
       80-81.........Formularies
       87...............Forgeries of documents
       91-392........Collection of documents, facsimiles, etc., for study
       501-511.....Study and teaching
    921-4280....Archives
       995-4280....History and statistics
          997................Biography of archivists
          1000-4280.....By region or country
    5001-6471...Seals
       5191..............Iconography
       5201-5391...Ancient
       5501-5557...Medieval
       5561.............Renaissance
       5575-6471...Modern

## CE - Technical Chronology; Calendar

    21-46.......Ancient
    51-85.......Medieval and modern
    91-92.......Perpetual calendars. Century calendars, etc.

## CJ - Numismatics

    1-4625.......Coins
       153..........Finds of coins
       161..........Symbols, devices, etc.
       201-1397.....Ancient
       1509-4625....Medieval and modern
    4801-5450....Tokens
       4861-4889....By period
       4901-5336....By region or country
       5350-5450....Special uses of tokens
    5501-6661....Medals and medallions
       5581-5690....Ancient
       5723-5793....Medieval and modern
       5795-6661....By region or country

## CN - Inscriptions; Epigraphy

    120-740.......Ancient inscriptions
    750-753.......Early Christian inscriptions
    755..............Medieval inscriptions (General)
    760..............Modern inscriptions (General)
    805-865.......By language
    870-1355......By region or country

## CR - Heraldry

    51-79.......Crests, monograms, devices, badges, mottoes, etc.
    91-93.......Shields and supporters
    101-115.....Flags, banners, and standards
    191-1020....Public and official heraldry
    1101-1131...Ecclesiastical and sacred heraldry
    1179-3395...Family heraldry
    3499-4420...Titles of honor, rank, precedence, etc.
    4480-4485...Royalty. Insignia. Regalia, crown and coronets, etc.
    4501-6305...Chivalry and knighthood (Orders, decorations, etc.)
       4547-4553.......Ceremonials, pageants, tournaments, etc.
       4571-4595.......Duels and dueling
       4651-6305.......Orders, etc.

## CS - Genealogy

    23-35...........Genealogical lists, etc., covering more than one country or continent
    38-39...........Family history covering more than one country
    42-2209.......By region or country
    2300-3090...Personal and family names

## CT - Biography

    21-22.......Biography as an art or literary form
    31-83.......History of biographical literature. Lives of biographers
    93-206......General collective biography
       206........Portraits
    210-3150....National biography
    3200-9999...Biography. By subject
       3200-3830.......Biography of women (Collective)
       3990.................Academicians. Scholars. Savants
       9960-9998.......Other miscellaneous groups (Including adventurers, eccentrics, misers, etc.)
       9999.................Blank books for personal records, diaries, etc.