XIV West Asia / Peninsula

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Islam in general

1. General Works

A. Bibliographies & Catalogues
B. Collected works & Essays
C. Cyclopaedias
D. Miscellaneous works
E. Arabia & Arabs in general

2. Geography

A. General description & Travels
B. Local Topographies
C. Geographical works & Travels by the Arabs
D. Maps & Atlases

3. Anthropology, Ethnology

4. Natural science

5. Natural history

6. Archaeology

A. General works, Archaeological researches & Reports of Excavations
B. Epigraphy
C. Numismatics

7. History

A. General history
B. Historical works by the Arabs
C. Arabia before Islam
D. Arabia under the Caliphate
　　a. Eastern Caliphates
　　b. Western Caliphates
E. Recent history
F. Historical Geography
G. Chronology & Calendar
H. Miscellaneous Works

8. Biography

A. Biographies of the Arabs
B. Biographies of the foreigners in connection with Arabia
C. Genealogies

9. Philosophy

A. General works
B. Philosophical works by the Arabs
C. Miscellaneous works

10. Science

A. General works
B. Mathematics
C. Astronomy & Astrology
D. Chemistry & Physics
E. Botany
F. Zoology
G. Medical science
H. Other sciences

11. Religion

A. General works
B. Religion before Islam
C. Islam
　　a. Islam in general
　　b. Life & Teaching of Muhammed
　　c. Coran & Tradition
　　 c1. Texts & translations of the Coran
　　 c2. Introduction, Commentaries & Miscellaneous Studies
　　 c3. Sunna & Hadith (Tradition)
　　d. Dogma
　　e. Mysticism
　　f. Saint-Worship
　　g. Orders
　　h. Magic
　　i. Sects in Islam
　　j. Mission
D. Other religions

12. Arts

A. General works
B. Painting & Decoration
C. Architecture & Sculpture
D. Music
E. Pottery & Porcelain
F. Textile Arts, Dyeing & Embroidery
G. Other arts

13. Language

A. Arabic in general; Historical & Comparative studies; Script
B. Philological works by the Arabs; Chrestomathy
C. Literaty (Classical) Arabic
　　a. General & Miscellaneous works
　　b. Dictionary
　　c. Grammar
　　d. Readers, Manuals, &c.
D. North Arabic
　　a. General & Miscellaneous works
　　b. Lihyanite, Tamudic, & Safatenic
　　c. Central Arabic (Beduin)
　　d. Syrian-Palestinian Arabic
　　e. Egyptian Arabic
　　f. Maroccaean, Maltese, Moorish, &c.
　　g. Dialects of Irak, &c.
E. South Arabic
　　a. General & Miscellaneous Works
　　b. Old South Arabic
　　c. Modern South Arabic
F. Miscellaneous

14. Literature

A. General works; History of Literature
B. Collected works; Anthologies
C. Poetry
　　a. General works; History of the Arabian Poetry
　　b. Poems by the Arabs & their Translations
　　c. Miscellaneous studies
D. Prose Literature
　　a. General Works
　　b. Works by the Arabs & their Translations
　　c. Miscellaneous studies
E. Mythology, Folk-lore, & Proverbs
F. Fantastic literature about Arabia

15. Custom and folklore, Social life

16. Politics

17. Economy, Communication

18. Law

19. Miscellanies