Art & Art History

Library of Congress call numbers

This is the shelving system used at UK Libraries and most university libraries. It helps you know where to browse in the library shelves!

 

N = Visual arts (biggest section, a catch-all)

call numbers start with N 1… up to N 9211…

-> browse N 6537… for individual artists, alpha by last name

 

NB = Sculpture

call numbers start with NB 1… up to NB 1952…

 

NC = Drawing, Design & Illustration

call numbers start with NC 1… up to NC 1940…

 

ND = Painting

call numbers start with ND 25… up to ND 3416…

 

NE = Print media (i.e. printmaking)

call numbers start with NE 1… up to NE 3002…

 

NK = Decorative arts

call numbers start with NK 1… up to NK 9990…

 

NX = Arts in general (includes teaching art, exhibiting art, arts administration, others)

call numbers start with NX 1… up to NX 820…

 

TR = Photography

call numbers start with TR 1… up to TR 1050…

 

TT = Handicrafts/Arts and crafts (includes metalworking, woodworking, textiles, others)

call numbers start with TT 1… up to TT 999

 

Other favorites: AM = Museums; GT includes Fashion

For more information about artists' books in the Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library, see the

N  

N1-(9211)  Visual arts

NA

NA1-9428  Architecture