Skip to content
You are not logged in |Login  
     
Limit search to available items
Subjects (1-34 of 34)
Books
1

-- See Also the narrower term Altered books


Here are entered works on existing books whose pages have been altered by paint, collage, or other media. Works on books that are produced by artists and intended as visual art objects are entered under Artists' books. Works on books illustrated with original prints by well known artists and published in limited editions are entered under Artists' illustrated books. Works on custom bindings of books, irrespective of contents, are entered under Fine bindings.
2

-- See Also the narrower term Artists' books


Here are entered works on books that are produced by artists and intended as visual art objects. Actual specimens of such books are entered under Artists' books--Specimens, a form heading assigned without geographic subdivision. Works on books illustrated with original prints by well known artists and published in limited editions are entered under Artists' illustrated books. Works on existing books whose pages have been altered by paint, collage, or other media are entered under Altered books. Works on custom bindings of books, irrespective of contents, are entered under Fine bindings.
3

-- See Also the narrower term Best books


Here are entered lists of, and works about, recommended books.
4

-- See Also Bibliography


Under this heading, when subdivided by place and appropriate topical subdivision, are entered works which discuss the theories, methods, history, etc. of the discipline of bibliography practiced within a particular region or country, e.g. Bibliography--United States--History; Bibliography--United States--Methodology.Works on the technique of compiling national bibliographies, i.e. lists of titles produced in one country, lists of titles produced in the language of one country without regard to place of publication, lists of titles produced by citizens of one country whether residing in that country or elsewhere, or lists of titles about one country, are entered under Bibliography, National with country subdivision, e.g. Bibliography, National--United States.Actual lists of titles published in a particular country are entered under the name of the country with subdivision Imprints, e.g. United States--Imprints.Actual lists of titles published in the language of one country without regard to place of publication are entered under phrase headings of the type English imprints.Actual lists of titles about a particular country are entered under the name of the country with subdivision Bibliography, e.g. United States--Bibliography.

--names of literatures, e.g. American literature; and subdivision Bibliography under names of persons, places and subjects; also subdivision Bibliography--Methodology under specific subjects, e.g. Medicine--Bibliography--Methodology; and subdivision Imprints under names of countries, states, cities, etc.
5

-- See Also the narrower term Blank-books


6

-- See Also the narrower term Block books


7

-- See Also the narrower term Braille books


8

-- See Also the narrower term Brittle books


9

-- See Also Cataloging


10

-- See Also the narrower term Chapbooks


11

-- See Also the narrower term Children's books


Here are entered works on books for children considered as physical objects. Collections of works published for children, including literary works, nonliterary works, or both, are entered under Children's literature. Works on the reading interests of children or books recommended for children, are entered under Children--Books and reading. Collections of literary works or individual literary works written by children under 15 years of age are entered under Children's writings. Works on child authors as a class of persons are entered under Child authors.
12

-- See Also the narrower term Colophons


13

-- See Also the narrower term Condensed books


14

-- See Also the narrower term Cookbooks


Here are entered works on collections of recipes. Works about all types of food preparation, including preparation of those foods that do not necessarily need to be heated are entered under Cooking.

--subdivision Feeding and feeds--Recipes under individual animals and groups of animals, e.g. Cattle--Feeding and feeds--Recipes; also subdivision Diet therapy--Recipes under individual diseases and types of diseases, e.g. Cancer--Diet therapy--Recipes; Heart--Diseases--Diet therapy--Recipes
15

-- See Also the narrower term Courtesy books


16

-- See Also the narrower term Dedications


Here are entered works on inscriptions prefixed to literary, musical, or artistic works in tribute to a person or cause.
17

-- See Also the narrower term Drawing books


18

-- See Also the narrower term Early printed books



--subdivision Early works to 1800 and similar subdivisions under subjects, for individual works written or published on those subjects before the given date, e.g. Cancer--Early works to 1800
19

-- See Also the narrower term Electronic books


20

-- See Also the narrower term High interest-low vocabulary books


21

-- See Also the narrower term Illustrated books


22

-- See Also the narrower term Illustration of books



--subdivision Illustrations under types of published materials, literatures, literary forms, names of individual persons, and individual works, including sacred works, for collections or discussions of pictorial representations found in these works, in works by these persons, or depicting the subjects of these works, e.g. Newspapers--Illustrations; English literature--Illustrations; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Illustrations; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet--Illustrations; Beowulf--Illustrations; Bible--Illustrations
23

-- See Also the narrower term Incunabula


24

-- See Also the narrower term Large type books


Here are entered books set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision, as well as works about such books.
25

-- See Also the narrower term Lost books


26

-- See Also the narrower term Manuscripts



--subdivision Manuscripts under subjects and names of individual persons and individual works
27

-- See Also the narrower term Miniature books


Here are entered works on books 10 centimeters or less in both height and width. Actual specimens of such books are entered under Miniature books--Specimens, a form heading assigned without geographic subdivision.
28

-- See Also the narrower term Notebooks



--subdivision Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. under names of individual persons
29

-- See Also the narrower term Out-of-print books


30

-- See Also the narrower term Paperbacks


31

-- See Also the narrower term Paratext


Here are entered works on the textual elements associated with a book that are apart from the text of the work itself, such as the text of the title page, preface, end notes, book jacket, etc.
32

-- See Also the narrower term Picture books



--subdivision Pictorial works under names of countries, cities, etc., individual persons, families, and corporate bodies, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, and topical headings
33

-- See Also the narrower term Privately printed books


34

-- See Also the narrower term Rare books



--subdivision First editions under names of individual persons and individual literatures, e.g. English literature--First editions
Resources
More Information