Class index → I General Works

I General Works

World, Europe, Africa
1. General works
2. Geography
3. Natural science
4. Anthropology
5. Ethnology, Custom and folklore, Social life
6. Religion
7. Philosophy
8. Language, Literature
9. Archaeology
10. History, Biography
11. Arts
12. Law, Politics, Finance
13. Economy, Industry, 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 & astrology ; Chronology & 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, Custom and folklore, Society

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

6. Religion

A. Religion
  a. General works (Collected essays, Cyclopaedias, &c.)
  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 & literature
  g. Christianity in Europe, (America) & Africa
  h. Non-Christian religion. (Greek, Roman, Teutonic, Northern, &c.)
  i. Miscellaneous
B. Mythology
  a. Genera works (Collected works & essays, Dictionaries, &c.)
  b. Philosophy & science of mythology
  c. Comparative mythology
  d. Symbols & symbolism
  e. Mythology of particular races (in Europe, (America) & Africa)
  f. Mythology & folk-lore of particular subjects
  g. Occult science
  i. Miscellaneous

7. Philosophy

A. General works (Collected works & essays, Dictionaries, &c.)
B. History of philosophy
C. Ancient & Mediaeval philosophy
D. Modern philosophy (And its systems)
E. Metaphysics
F. Epistemology & Logic
G. Psychology
H. Ethics
I. Aesthetics
J. Education
K. Miscellaneous works

8. Language, Literature

A. Language
  a. General works (Bibliography, Cyclopaedias, Collected works & essays, &c.)
  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, & semiology
   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 works
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 (Celtic, Teutonic, Slavic)
D. American archaeology
E. Numismatics (Coins, Tokens, Medals (Medallions))
F. Miscellaneous works

10. History, Biography

A. Philosophy, Theory, & method of History ; Historical auxiliary sciences ; Collected essays ; Bibliography
B. General history (History of the World ; Universal history ; General cultural history)
C. Ancient history
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 & peoples
  b. History of particular subjects
H. Historical geography ; historical atlas
I. Biography

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 and Porcelain ; Jade and Stone ware
I. Textile art and Embroidery
J. Metal works
K. Cloisonne and Glass works
L. Other art-crafts

12. Law, Politics, Finance

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

13. Economy, Industry, Society

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

14. Communication

15. Military science

A. General and miscellaneous works ; Strategics
B. Army
C. Navy
D. Aeroplane and Airship