Class index → I General Works

I General Works

World, Europe and Africa

1. General works
2. Geography
3. Natural science
4. Anthropology
5. Ethnology, Folklore and Social life
6. Religion
7. Philosophy
8. Language and Literature
9. Archaeology
10. History and Biography
11. Arts
12. Law, Politics and Finance
13. Economy, Industry and Social problems
14. Communication
15. Military science

1. General works

A. Books on books ; Book history ; Book binding
B. Bibliography
C. Catalogue
D. Library ; Library work & practice
E. Museum, Institute, University, Learned society
F. Cyclopaedia ; Lexicon
G. Collected works
H. Miscellaneous works

2. Geography

A. General (introduction, essays, bibliography)
B. Physical geography ; Climate & weather
C. Human geography
D. Geographical description ; Guide-books & Travels
E. History of geography
  a. Discoveries in land & sea ; Famous travels & voyages
  b. Ancient & mediaeval geography
  c. Life of eminent geographers & travelers
F. Maps & atlases ; Cartography

3. Natural science

A. General works
B. Astronomy and astrology : Chronology and Calendar
C. Botany
D. Zoology
E. Mineralogy
F. Geology & palaeontology
G. Medical sciences. Hygiene
H. Other sciences

4. Anthropology

A. General works
B. Ethnography of particular peoples
C. Museum publication

5. Ethnology, Folklore and Social life

A. Ethnology in general
B. Social organization
  a. Primitive society in general
  b. Marriage
  c. Family and kinship
  d. Clanand Sippe / Class and caste / Totem and tribe
  e. Position of woman
  f. Sexual life, Prostitution and Pornography
  g. Slavery
  h. Associations : Secret societies
  i. Property : Primitive communism
  j. Legal & political institutions and Origin of state
C. Rites and usages from birth to death : Pregnancy birth name and initiation, &c.
D. Disease, healing, folk-medicine, death, funeral, tomb, &c
E. Dwelling and house-keeping
F. Clothing, Ornaments, toilette and Tattooing
G. Primitive technology
H. Primitive economy; Food and resources
I. Primitive communication : Travel and migration
J. Calendar and festivals
K. Plays and amusements : Dance and shows
L. Tales and legends / Songs and proverbs
M. Sociological theory
N. Miscellaneous

6. Religion

A. Religion
  a. General works
  b. History of religion
  c. Philosophy of religion / Natural theology
  d. Comparative religion / Science of religion
  e. Primitive religions
  e1. General
  e2. Nature worship
  e3. Plan and animal worship
  e4. Serpent and phallic worship
  e5. Ancestor worship
  e6. Primitive religious - Spirit worship
  e7. Fetishism
  e8. Sacrifices
  e9. Other religious beliefs
  f. Relation of religion to sciences, arts and literature
  g. Christianity in Europe, America and Africa
  h. Non-Christian religion. (Greek, Roman, Teutonic, Northern &c.)
  i. Miscellaneous
B. Mythology
  a. General works
  b. Philosophy and science of mythology
  c. Comparative mythology
  d. Symbols and symbolism
  e. Mythology of particular races (in Europe, America and Africa)
  f. Mythology and folk-lore of particular subjects
  g. Occult science
  i. Miscellaneous

7. Philosophy

A. General works
B. History of philosophy
C. Ancient and Mediaeval philosophy
D. Modern philosophy
E. Metaphysics
F. Epistemology and Logic
G. Psychology
H. Ethics
I. Aesthetics
J. Education
K. Miscellaneous

8. Language and Literature

A. Language
  a. General works
  b. History of philology
  c. Philosophy and science of language
   c1. General treatises
   c2. Origin of language
   c3. Relation of language to thought, mythology, ethnology &c.
  d. Comparative philology
   d1. General and miscellaneous studies
   d2. History of language
   d3. Grammar and syntax
   d4. Phonology, morphology and sematolog
   d5. Classification of language
   d6. Names, surnames and numerals
  e. Phonetics and physiology of language
  f. Writing, alphabet, ideography &c.
  g. Universal language
  h. Aryan languages in Europe
   h1. Greek languages
   h2. Italo-Romance languages
   h3. Germanic languages
   h4. Celtic languages
   h5. Slavo-Lettic languages
  i. Non-Aryan languages
  j. Miscellaneous
B. Literature
  a. General and miscellaneous works
  b. General history of literature
  c. Greek and Latin literature
  d. English literature
  e. German literature
  f. French literature
  g. Italian literature
  h. Spanish and Portuguese literature
  i. Russian literature
  j. Other literatures

9. Archaeology

A. General works
B. Aegean, Greek & Roman archaeology
C. European archaeology
D. American archaeology
E. Numismatics
F. Miscellaneous

10. History and Biography

A. Philosophy, Theory, Method of History, Historical auxiliary sciences, Collected essays and Bibliography
B. General history (History of the World, Universal history and General cultural history)
C. Ancient history (Before Greek and Roman Age)
D. Mediaeval history
E. Modern history (Before the World War)
F. Recent history
G. History of particular state and subject
  a. History of particular states and peoples
b. History of particular subjects
H. Historical geography : historical atlas
I. Biography (Genealogy)

11. Arts

A. General works : History of Art and Art Industry
B. Catalogues of Art objects
C. Painting and Drawing
D. Sculpture and Clay figures
E. Architecture and Decoration
F. Music and Musical instruments
G. Printing, Engraving and Photography
H. Pottery & Porcelain, Jade, Stone ware and Jewellery
I. Textile art and Embroidery
J. Metal works
K. Cloisonne and Glass works
L. Other art-crafts

12. Law, Politics and Finance

A. Law
  a. General and miscellaneous works
  b. Legal history
  c. Laws of various countries
  d. International law
B. Politics and Administration
C. Finance

13. Economy, Industry and Social problems

A. Economy and Industry
  a. Economy in general : Economic theory, Economic condition, Economic policy, Economic history and Statistics in general
  b. Agriculture (Including Horticulture, Sericulture and Stock farming)
  c. Forestry
  d. Fishery (Including Pisciculture, Marine products)
  e. Industry
  f. Commerce and Trade
  g. Money, Banking, Credit and Insurance
B. Social problems
  a. Social thought and problems
  b. Social politics and institutions

14. Communication

15. Military science

A. General works, Miscellaneous works and Strategics
B. Army
C. Navy
D. Aeroplane and Airship