class N – Fine Arts
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Class N – Fine Arts is the section of the Library of Congress Classification system that organizes and categorizes works related to the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, architecture, and related disciplines.
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| instanceOf |
Library of Congress Classification class
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knowledge organization system component → |
| appliesTo |
audiovisual materials on visual arts
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digital resources on fine arts → print materials on fine arts → |
| classificationRangeType |
alphabetic-numeric
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| coversDiscipline |
architecture
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arts in general → decorative arts → drawing → graphic arts → illustration → painting → photography → printmaking → sculpture → visual arts → |
| field |
fine arts
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| hasAbbreviation |
Class N
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| hasPurpose |
to group library materials on fine arts by subject
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to standardize fine arts classification across libraries → to support browsing of visual arts collections → |
| hasSubclass |
Subclass N – Visual arts
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Subclass NA – Architecture → Subclass NB – Sculpture → Subclass NC – Drawing, Design, Illustration → Subclass ND – Painting → Subclass NE – Print media → Subclass NK – Decorative arts → Subclass NX – Arts in general → |
| language |
English
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| maintainedBy |
Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division
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| organizes |
architectural treatises
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artists’ monographs → exhibition catalogs → monographs on fine arts → museum catalogs → reference works on visual arts → serials on fine arts → |
| partOf |
Library of Congress Classification
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| relatedTo |
Dewey Decimal Classification 700 – The arts
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| usedBy |
Library of Congress
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academic libraries → research libraries → |
| usedFor |
cataloging fine arts materials
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shelving books on fine arts → subject organization of visual arts collections → |
| usedInCountry |
United States
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other countries adopting Library of Congress Classification → |
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Library of Congress Classification
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