The guide is designed to help you get started with research for Literature and Arts in Historical Context and related courses.
If you want to just browse the Masland Library shelves for books related to Literature use the call number ranges below.
| Call Number Ranges | |
| Literature (General) | PN1-6790 |
| Criticism | PN80-99 |
| Literary history | PN441-1009.5 |
| Special relations, movements, and currents of literature | PN597-605 |
| By period | PN610-779 |
| Ancient | PN611-649 |
| Medieval | PN661-694 |
| Modern | PN695-779 |
| Renaissance | PN715-749 |
If you want to just browse the Masland Library shelves for books related to Art use the call number ranges below.
| Call Number Ranges | |
| Visual Arts | N1-(9211) |
| General | N1-58 |
| Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts | N61-72 |
| History | N5300-7415 |
| General works | N7420-7525.8 |
| Special subjects of art | N7560-8266 |
| Sculpture | NB1-1952 |
| General | NB1-50 |
| History | NB60-1115 |
| General works | NB1135-1150 |
| Designs and techniques | NB1160-1195 |
| Drawing. Design. Illustration | NC1-1940 |
| General | NC1-45 |
| History of Drawing | NC50-266 |
| General works | NC703-725 |
| Technique | NC730-758 |
| Painting | ND28-3416 |
| General | ND25-(48) |
| History | ND49-813 |
| Special Subjects | ND1288-1460 |
| Techniques and materials | ND1470-1625 |
| Arts in general | NX1-820 |
| General | NX1-260 |
| History of the arts | NX440-632 |
| Special subjects, characters, persons, religious arts, etc. | NX650-694 |
If you want to just browse the Masland Library shelves for books related to Architecture use the call number ranges below.
| Call Number Ranges | |
| Architecture | NA1-9428 |
| General | NA1-60 |
| History | NA190-1555.5 |
| General works | NA2500-2599 |
| Architectural criticism | NA2599.5-2599.9 |
| Details and decoration | NA2835-4050 |
| Special classes of buildings | NA4100-8480 |
If you want to just browse the Masland Library shelves for books related to Music use the call number ranges below.
| Call Number Ranges | |
| Literature on Music | ML1-3930 |
| History and Criticism | ML159-3795 |
| General works | ML189-161 |
| By period | ML162-197 |
| By region or country | ML198-360.6 |
| Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music. | ML3800-3923 |
| General works | ML3800 |
| Criticism | ML3880-3915 |
| Social and political aspects of music | ML3916-3918 |
| Religious aspects of music | ML3921-3921.8 |
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