Class index → XIII West Asia / Continent

XIII West Asia / Continent

Iran (Persia)
1. General works
2. Geography
3. Anthropology, Population
4. Natural science
5. Natural history
6. Archaeology
7. History
8. Biography
9. Philosophy, Science
10. Religion
11. Arts
12. Language
13. Literature
14. Custom and folklore
15. Politics, Finance
16. Law
17. Miscellanies

1. General works

A. Bibliographies, Catalogues
B. Collected works and essays
C. Cyclopaedias
D. Miscellaneous works
E. Persia and the Persians

2. Geography

A. General description and travels, guide books, geographical dictionaries and gazetteers
B. Local topographies and travels
  a. Southern Iran
  b. Western Iran
  c. Central Iran
  d. Northern Iran
  e. Eastern Iran
C. Maps and Atlases

3. Anthropology, Population

4. Natural science

5. Natural history

A. Botany
B. Zoology
C. Mineralogy
D. Geology & Palaeontology

6. Archaeology

A. General works, Archaeological research travels, Reports of Excavations
B. Earliest period
C. Achaemenian period
  a. General and miscellaneous works
  b. Inscriptions
  c. Palaces and mausolea
D. Macedonian Period
E. Parthian Period
F. Sasanian Period
  a. General and miscellaneous works
  b. Inscriptions
G. Muhammedan period
H. Numismatics, Sphragistics

7. History

A. General history, Historical studies, Historical geography
B. Ancient history
  a. Earliest history
  b. Acaemenian period
  c. Alexander and his followers in Persia
C. Mediaeval history
  a. Parthian period
  b. Sasanian period
  c. Arab invasion
  d. Period of Caliphate
  e. Mongol invasion and Il-Khan period
  f. Timur and his empire
D. Modern history
  a. Safavi and Kajar families
  b. Russo-Persian relations
  c. Anglof-Persian relations, Afghan question
  d. Recent affairs

8. Biography

9. Philosophy, Science

10. Religion

A. Mithra and Mithra worship
B. Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism
C. Zoroastrian scriptures
  a. Avesta
  b. Pahlavi works
D. Parsees
E. Christianity
F. Babism and Bahaism
G. Sufism
H. Muhammedanism

11. Arts

A. General works
B. Painting and Miniature painting
C. Architecture and Sculpture
D. Pottery and Porcelain
E. Textile arts
F. Other arts

12. Language

A. General works, Comparative studies, Etymology, &c.
B. Earliest languages
C. Old Persian
  a. Achaemenian
  b. Avestan
D. Pahlevi, Parsee
E. New Persian
F. Other Iranian dialects
   a. Ossetian
   b. Kurdish
   c. Armenian
   d. Pushtu
   e. Pamir dialects
   f. Old Eastern Iranian

13. Literature

A. General and MIscellaneous works, History of Literature
B. Old Persian
C. Pahlavi
D. Modern
  a. Poetry & Drama
  b. Prose literature
E. Mythology and Folk-lore

14. Custom and folklore

15. Politics, Finance

16. Law

17. Miscellaneous