Three-figure classification scheme
Brief introduction to the main ('three-figure') classification scheme (PDF)
General outline of the 'three-figure' scheme (PDF) as given in the Readers' Handbook, 12: Subject-classification scheme for books.
Select one of the options below to go straight to a particular part of the scheme.
| Theology and Religion (1-173) | Philosophy (180-194) | Psychology (196-199) |
| Social Sciences (200-245) | Law (250-299) | Science (300-397) |
| Fine Arts (400-410) | Entertainment sport (412-418) | Technology (420-437) |
| Agriculture (438-448) | Historical Auxiliary Sciences (450-498) | History and Geography (500-698) |
| Western Literature (700-759) | Linguistics (760-799) | Non-European Languages (810-849) |
| General (900-999) |
Miscellaneous
| Music | Arabic, Persian & Turkish (E3-figs) | |