List of Dewey Decimal classes

Class 200 – Religion

• 200 Religion
  • 200 Religion
  • 201 Religious
    mythology, general classes of religion, interreligious relations
    and attitudes, social theology
  • 202 Doctrines
  • 203 Public worship and other practices
  • 204 Religious experience, life, practice
  • 205 Religious ethics
  • 206 Leaders and organization
  • 207 Missions and religious education
  • 208 Sources
  • 209 Sects and reform movements
• 210 Philosophy and theory of religion
  • 210 Philosophy and theory of religion
  • 211 Concepts of God
  • 212 Existence, ways of knowing God, attributes of God
  • 213 Creation
  • 214 Theodicy
  • 215 Science and religion
  • 216 No longer used—formerly Evil
  • 217 No longer used—formerly Prayer
  • 218 Humankind
  • 219 No longer used—formerly Analogies
• 220 The Bible
  • 220 Bible
  • 221 Old Testament (Tanakh)
  • 222 Historical books of Old Testament
  • 223
    Poetic books
    of Old Testament
  • 224 Prophetic books of Old Testament
  • 225 New Testament
  • 226 Gospels and Acts
  • 227
    Epistles
  • 228 Revelation (Apocalypse)
  • 229
    pseudepigrapha
    , and inter-testamental works
• 230 Christianity
  • 230 Christianity
  • 231 God
  • 232
    Jesus Christ
    and his family
  • 233 Humankind
  • 234 Salvation and grace
  • 235 Spiritual beings
  • 236 Eschatology
  • 237 No longer used—formerly Future state
  • 238 Creeds, confessions of faith, covenants, and catechisms
  • 239 Apologetics and polemics
• 240 Christian practice and observance
  • 240 Christian moral and devotional theology
  • 241 Christian ethics
  • 242 Devotional literature
  • 243 Evangelistic writings for individuals and families
  • 244 No longer used—formerly
    Religious fiction
  • 245 No longer used—formerly Hymnology
  • 246 Use of art in Christianity
  • 247 Church furnishings and related articles
  • 248 Christian experience, practice, life
  • 249 Christian observances in family life
• 250 Christian
  orders
  and local church
  • 250 Local Christian church and Christian religious orders
  • 251 Preaching (Homiletics)
  • 252 Texts of sermons
  • 253 Pastoral office and work (Pastoral theology)
  • 254 Parish administration
  • 255 Religious congregations and orders
  • 256 No longer used — formerly Religious societies
  • 257 No longer used — formerly Parochial schools, libraries, etc.
  • 258 No longer used — formerly Parochial medicine
  • 259 Pastoral care of families, of specific groups of people
• 260 Social and ecclesiastical theology
  • 260 Christian social and ecclesiastical theology
  • 261 Social theology and interreligious relations and attitudes
  • 262 Ecclesiology
  • 263 Days, times, places of religious observance
  • 264 Public worship
  • 265 Sacraments, other rites and acts
  • 266
    Missions
  • 267 Associations for religious work
  • 268 Religious education
  • 269 Spiritual renewal
• 270 History of Christianity
  • 270 History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity
  • 271 Religious congregations and orders in church history
  • 272 Persecutions in church history
  • 273 Doctrinal controversies and heresies in general church history
  • 274 Christianity in Europe
  • 275 Christianity in Asia
  • 276 Christianity in Africa
  • 277 Christianity in North America
  • 278 Christianity in South America
  • 279 History of Christianity in other areas
• 280 Christian denominations
  • 280 Denominations and sects of Christian church
  • 281 Early church and Eastern churches
  • 282
    Roman Catholic
    Church
  • 283 Anglican churches
  • 284 Protestant denominations of Continental origin and related body
  • 285
    Congregational
    churches
  • 286
    Baptist, Restoration Movement, Adventist
    churches
  • 287
    Methodist
    churches; churches related to Methodism
  • 288 No longer used — formerly Unitarian
  • 289 Other denominations and sects
• 290 Other religions
  • 290 Other religions
  • 291 No longer used — formerly Comparative religion
  • 292 Classical religion (Greek and Roman religion)
  • 293 Germanic religion
  • 294
    Religions of Indic origin
  • 295 Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism, Parseeism)
  • 296 Judaism
  • 297 Islam, Bábism, and Baháʼí Faith
  • 298 No longer used — formerly Mormonism
  • 299 Religions not provided for elsewhere

Class 300 – Social sciences

• 300 Social sciences, sociology, and anthropology
  • 300 Social sciences
  • 301 Sociology and anthropology
  • 302
    Social interaction
  • 303 Social processes
  • 304 Factors affecting social behavior
  • 305 Groups of people
  • 306 Culture and institutions
  • 307
    Communities
  • 308 No longer used — formerly "Polygraphy"
  • 309 No longer used — formerly "History of sociology"
• 310 Statistics
  • 310 Collections of general statistics
  • 311 No longer used — formerly "Theory and methods"
  • 312 No longer used — formerly "Population"
  • 313 No longer used — formerly "Special topics"
  • 314 General statistics of Europe
  • 315 General statistics of Asia
  • 316 General statistics of Africa
  • 317 General statistics of North America
  • 318 General statistics of South America
  • 319 General statistics of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica
• 320 Political science
  • 320 Political science (Politics and government)
  • 321
    Systems of governments
    and states
  • 322 Relation of state to organized groups and their members
  • 323
    political rights
  • 324 The political process
  • 325 International
    colonization
  • 326
    emancipation
  • 327 International relations
  • 328 The legislative process
  • 329 Not assigned or no longer used
• 330 Economics
  • 330 Economics
  • 331
    Labor economics
  • 332 Financial economics
  • 333
    Economics of land
    and energy
  • 334 Cooperatives
  • 335 Socialism and related systems
  • 336 Public finance
  • 337 International economics
  • 338
    Production
  • 339 Macroeconomics and related topics
• 340 Law
  • 340 Law
  • 341 Law of nations
  • 342 Constitutional and administrative law
  • 343
    industrial law
  • 344
    Labor
    , social service, education, cultural law
  • 345 Criminal law
  • 346 Private law
  • 347 Procedure and courts
  • 348
    cases
  • 349 Law of specific jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic regions, regional intergovernmental organizations
• 350 Public administration and military science
  • 350 Public administration and military science
  • 351 Public administration
  • 352 General considerations of public administration
  • 353 Specific fields of public administration
  • 354 Public administration of economy and environment
  • 355 Military science
  • 356 Foot forces and warfare
  • 357 Mounted forces and warfare
  • 358 Air and other specialized forces and warfare; engineering and related services
  • 359 Sea forces and warfare
• 360 Social problems and social services
  • 360 Social problems and services; associations
  • 361 Social problems and services
  • 362 Social problems of and services to groups of people
  • 363 Other social problems and services
  • 364 Criminology
  • 365
    Penal
    and related institutions
  • 366 Secret associations and societies
  • 367 General clubs
  • 368 Insurance
  • 369 Associations
• 370 Education
  • 370 Education
  • 371 Schools and their activities, special education
  • 372 Primary education (
    elementary education
    )
  • 373 Secondary education
  • 374 Adult education
  • 375 Curriculum
  • 376 No longer used — formerly "Education of women"
  • 377 No longer used — formerly "Ethical education"
  • 378 Higher education (Tertiary education)
  • 379 Public policy issues in education
• 380 Commerce, communications and transportation
  • 380 Commerce, communications transportation
  • 381 Commerce (Trade)
  • 382 International commerce (Foreign trade)
  • 383
    Postal communication
  • 384 Communications
  • 385
    Railroad transportation
  • 386 Inland waterway and ferry transportation
  • 387
    space transportation
  • 388 Transportation
  • 389 Metrology and standardization
• 390 Customs, etiquette and folklore
  • 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore
  • 391
    personal appearance
  • 392 Customs of life cycle and domestic life
  • 393 Death customs
  • 394
    General customs
  • 395 Etiquette (
    Manners
    )
  • 396 No longer used — formerly "Women's position and treatment"
  • 397 No longer used — formerly "outcast studies"
  • 398 Folklore
  • 399 Customs of war and diplomacy

Class 400 – Language

• 400 Language
  • 400 Language
  • 401 Philosophy and theory, international languages
  • 402 Miscellany
  • 403 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
  • 404 Special topics of language
  • 405 Serial publications
  • 406 Organizations and management
  • 407 Education, research, related topics
  • 408 Groups of people
  • 409 Geographic treatment and biography
• 410 Linguistics
  • 410 Linguistics
  • 411 Writing systems of standard forms of languages
  • 412 Etymology of standard forms of languages
  • 413 Dictionaries of standard forms of languages
  • 414 Phonology and phonetics of standard forms of languages
  • 415 Grammar of standard forms of languages
  • 416 No longer used — formerly "Prosody"
  • 417 Dialectology and historical linguistics
  • 418 Standard usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 419 Sign languages
• 420
  Old English
  languages
  • 420 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
  • 421
    Writing system, phonology
    , phonetics of standard English
  • 422 Etymology of standard English
  • 423 Dictionaries of standard English
  • 424 No longer used — formerly "English thesauruses"
  • 425 Grammar of standard English
  • 426 No longer used — formerly "English prosodies"
  • 427 Historical and geographical variations, modern nongeographic variations of English
  • 428 Standard English usage (
    Prescriptive linguistics
    )
  • 429 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
• 430 German and related languages
  • 430 German and related languages
  • 431
    phonology
    , phonetics of standard German
  • 432 Etymology of standard German
  • 433 Dictionaries of standard German
  • 434 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 435 Grammar of standard German
  • 436 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 437 Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of German
  • 438 Standard German usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 439 Other Germanic languages
• 440 French and related languages
  • 440 French and related Romance languages
  • 441 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard French
  • 442 Etymology of standard French
  • 443 Dictionaries of standard French
  • 444 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 445 Grammar of standard French
  • 446 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 447 Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of French
  • 448 Standard French usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 449 Occitan
    Franco-Provençal
• 450 Italian, Romanian and related languages
  • 450 Italian,
    Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
  • 451 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Italian
  • 452 Etymology of standard Italian
  • 453 Dictionaries of standard Italian
  • 454 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 455 Grammar of standard Italian
  • 456 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 457 Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Italian
  • 458 Standard Italian usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 459 Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
• 460 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
  • 460 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
  • 461 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Spanish
  • 462 Etymology of standard Spanish
  • 463 Dictionaries of standard Spanish
  • 464 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 465 Grammar of standard Spanish
  • 466 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 467 Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Spanish
  • 468 Standard Spanish usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 469 Portuguese
• 470 Latin and Italic languages
  • 470 Latin and related Italic languages
  • 471 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of classical Latin
  • 472 Etymology of classical Latin
  • 473 Dictionaries of classical Latin
  • 474 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 475 Grammar of classical Latin
  • 476 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 477 Old, postclassical, Vulgar Latin
  • 478 Classical Latin usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 479 Other Italic languages
• 480 Classical and modern Greek languages
  • 480 Classical Greek and related Hellenic languages
  • 481 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of classical Greek
  • 482 Etymology of classical Greek
  • 483 Dictionaries of classical Greek
  • 484 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 485 Grammar of classical Greek
  • 486 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 487 Preclassical and postclassical Greek
  • 488 Classical Greek usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  • 489 Other Hellenic languages
• 490 Other languages
  • 490 Other languages
  • 491 East Indo-European and Celtic languages
  • 492
    Afro-Asiatic languages
  • 493 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages
  • 494
    Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages
    , miscellaneous languages of south Asia
  • 495 Languages of East and Southeast Asia
  • 496 African languages
  • 497 North American native languages
  • 498 South American native languages
  • 499 Non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, Austronesian languages, miscellaneous languages

Class 500 – Science

• 500 Science
  • 500
    Natural sciences
    and mathematics
  • 501 Philosophy and theory
  • 502 Miscellany
  • 503 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
  • 504 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 505 Serial publications
  • 506 Organizations and management
  • 507 Education, research, related topics
  • 508 Natural history
  • 509 History, geographic treatment, biography
• 510
  Mathematics
  • 510 Mathematics
  • 511 General principles of mathematics
  • 512
    Algebra
  • 513
    Arithmetic
  • 514 Topology
  • 515 Analysis
  • 516
    Geometry
  • 517 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 518 Numerical analysis
  • 519
    Probabilities and applied mathematics
• 520 Astronomy
  • 520 Astronomy and allied sciences
  • 521 Celestial mechanics
  • 522 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials
  • 523 Specific
    celestial bodies
    and phenomena
  • 524 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 525 Earth (Astronomical geography)
  • 526 Mathematical geography
  • 527 Celestial navigation
  • 528
    Ephemerides
  • 529 Chronology
• 530 Physics
  • 530 Physics
  • 531 Classical mechanics
  • 532 Fluid mechanics
  • 533 Pneumatics (Gas mechanics)
  • 534
    vibrations
  • 535 Light and related radiation
  • 536 Heat
  • 537 Electricity and electronics
  • 538 Magnetism
  • 539 Modern physics
• 540 Chemistry
  • 540 Chemistry and allied sciences
  • 541 Physical chemistry
  • 542 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials
  • 543 Analytical chemistry
  • 544 No longer used — formerly "Qualitative analysis"
  • 545 No longer used — formerly "Quantitative analysis"
  • 546 Inorganic chemistry
  • 547 Organic chemistry
  • 548 Crystallography
  • 549 Mineralogy
• 550
  Earth sciences and geology
  • 550 Earth sciences
  • 551 Geology, hydrology, meteorology
  • 552 Petrology
  • 553 Economic geology
  • 554 Earth sciences of Europe
  • 555 Earth sciences of Asia
  • 556 Earth sciences of Africa
  • 557 Earth sciences of North America
  • 558 Earth sciences of South America
  • 559 Earth sciences of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, extraterrestrial worlds
• 560 Fossils and prehistoric life
  • 560 Paleontology
  • 561 Paleobotany, fossil microorganisms
  • 562 Fossil invertebrates
  • 563 Miscellaneous fossil marine and seashore invertebrates
  • 564 Fossil Mollusca and Molluscoidea
  • 565 Fossil Arthropoda
  • 566 Fossil Chordata
  • 567 Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates
  • 568 Fossil Aves (birds)
  • 569 Fossil Mammalia
• 570 Biology
  • 570 Biology
  • 571 Physiology and related subjects
  • 572 Biochemistry
  • 573 Specific physiological systems in animals, regional histology and physiology in animals
  • 574 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 575 Specific parts of and physiological systems in plants
  • 576 Genetics and evolution
  • 577 Ecology
  • 578 Natural history of organisms and related subjects
  • 579 Natural history of microorganisms, fungi, algae
• 580 Plants
  • 580 Plants
  • 581 Specific topics in natural history of plants
  • 582 Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers
  • 583 Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledones)
  • 584 Liliopsida (Monocotyledones)
  • 585 Pinophyta (Gymnosperms)
  • 586
    Cryptogamia
    (Seedless plants)
  • 587
    Pteridophyta
  • 588 Bryophyta
  • 589 No longer used—formerly Forestry
• 590 Animals (Zoology)
  • 590 Animals
  • 591 Specific topics in natural history of animals
  • 592 Invertebrates
  • 593 Miscellaneous marine and seashore invertebrates
  • 594
    Mollusca
    and Molluscoidea
  • 595
    Arthropoda
  • 596
    Chordata
  • 597 Cold-blooded vertebrates
  • 598 Aves (Birds)
  • 599 Mammalia (Mammals)

Class 600 – Technology

• 600 Technology
  • 600 Technology (Applied sciences)
  • 601 Philosophy and theory
  • 602 Miscellany
  • 603 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
  • 604 Technical drawing, hazardous materials technology; groups of people
  • 605 Serial publications
  • 606 Organizations
  • 607 Education, research, related topics
  • 608 Patents
  • 609 History, geographic treatment, biography
• 610 Medicine and health
  • 610 Medicine and health
  • 611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology
  • 612
    Human physiology
  • 613 Personal health and safety
  • 614 Forensic medicine; incidence of injuries, wounds, disease; public preventive medicine
  • 615
    therapeutics
  • 616
    Diseases
  • 617 Surgery, regional medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, otology, audiology
  • 618
    Gynecology
    , obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics
  • 619 No longer used—formerly
    Experimental medicine
• 620 Engineering
  • 620 Engineering and applied operations
  • 621 Applied physics
  • 622 Mining and related operations
  • 623
    nautical engineering
  • 624 Civil engineering
  • 625 Engineering of
    railroads, roads
  • 626 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 627 Hydraulic engineering
  • 628 Sanitary engineering
  • 629 Other branches of engineering
• 630
  Agriculture
  • 630 Agriculture and related technologies
  • 631 Specific techniques; apparatus, equipment, materials
  • 632 Plant injuries, diseases, pests
  • 633 Field and plantation crops
  • 634 Orchards, fruits, forestry
  • 635 Garden crops (Horticulture)
  • 636 Animal husbandry
  • 637 Processing dairy and related products
  • 638 Insect culture
  • 639 Hunting, fishing, conservation, related technologies
• 640 Home and family management
  • 640 Home and family management
  • 641 Food and drink
  • 642 Meals and table service
  • 643 Housing and household equipment
  • 644 Household utilities
  • 645 Household furnishings
  • 646 Sewing, clothing, management of personal and family life
  • 647
    Management of public households
    (Institutional housekeeping)
  • 648
    Housekeeping
  • 649
    Child rearing; home care
    of people with disabilities and illnesses
• 650 Management and public relations
  • 650 Management and auxiliary services
  • 651 Office services
  • 652 Processes of written communication
  • 653 Shorthand
  • 654–656 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 657 Accounting
  • 658 General management
  • 659 Advertising and public relations
• 660 Chemical engineering
  • 660 Chemical engineering and related technologies
  • 661 Technology of industrial chemicals
  • 662 Technology of
    fuels
    , related products
  • 663 Beverage technology
  • 664 Food technology
  • 665 Technology of industrial oils, fats, waxes, gases
  • 666 Ceramic and allied technologies
  • 667 Cleaning, color, coating, related technologies
  • 668 Technology of other organic products
  • 669 Metallurgy
• 670 Manufacturing
  • 670 Manufacturing
  • 671 Metalworking processes and primary metal products
  • 672 Iron, steel, other iron alloys
  • 673 Nonferrous metals
  • 674
    Lumber processing, wood products, cork
  • 675 Leather and fur processing
  • 676 Pulp and paper technology
  • 677 Textiles
  • 678 Elastomers and elastomer products
  • 679 Other products of specific kinds of materials
• 680 Manufacture for specific uses
  • 680 Manufacture of products for specific uses
  • 681
    Precision instruments
    and other devices
  • 682 Small forge work (Blacksmithing)
  • 683 Hardware and household appliances
  • 684 Furnishings and home workshops
  • 685 Leather and fur goods, and related products
  • 686 Printing and related activities
  • 687 Clothing and accessories
  • 688 Other final products, and packaging technology
  • 689 Not assigned or no longer used
• 690 Construction of buildings
  • 690 Construction of buildings
  • 691 Building materials
  • 692 Auxiliary construction practices
  • 693 Construction in specific types of materials and for specific purposes
  • 694 Wood construction
  • 695 Roof covering
  • 696 Utilities
  • 697
    air-conditioning
    engineering
  • 698 Detail finishing
  • 699 Not assigned or no longer used

Class 700 – Arts and recreation

• 700
  Arts
  • 700 The Arts
  • 701
    Philosophy and theory
    of fine and decorative arts
  • 702 Miscellany of fine and decorative arts
  • 703 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances of fine and decorative arts
  • 704 Special topics in fine and decorative arts
  • 705 Serial publications of fine and decorative arts
  • 706 Organizations and management of fine and decorative arts
  • 707 Education, research, related topics of fine and decorative arts
  • 708 Galleries, museums, private collections of fine and decorative arts
  • 709 History, geographic treatment, biography
• 710 Area planning and
  landscape architecture
  • 710 Area planning and landscape architecture
  • 711 Area planning (Civic art)
  • 712 Landscape architecture (Landscape design)
  • 713 Landscape architecture of trafficways
  • 714 Water features in landscape architecture
  • 715 Woody plants in landscape architecture
  • 716 Herbaceous plants in landscape architecture
  • 717 Structures in landscape architecture
  • 718 Landscape design of cemeteries
  • 719 Natural landscapes
• 720 Architecture
  • 720 Architecture
  • 721 Architectural materials and structural elements
  • 722 Architecture from earliest times to c. 300
  • 723 Architecture from c. 300 to 1399
  • 724 Architecture from 1400
  • 725 Public structures
  • 726
    Buildings for religious and related purposes
  • 727 Buildings for educational and research purposes
  • 728 Residential and related buildings
  • 729
    decoration
    of structures and accessories
• 730 Sculpture, ceramics and metalwork
  • 730 Sculpture and related arts
  • 731 Processes, forms, subjects of sculpture
  • 732 Sculpture from earliest times to c. 500, sculpture of non-literate peoples
  • 733 Greek, Etruscan, Roman sculpture
  • 734 Sculpture from ca 500 to 1399
  • 735 Sculpture from 1400
  • 736 Carving and carvings
  • 737 Numismatics and sigillography
  • 738
    Ceramic arts
  • 739 Art metalwork
• 740 Graphic arts and
  decorative arts
  • 740 Graphic arts
  • 741 Drawing and drawings
  • 742 Perspective in drawing
  • 743 Drawing and drawings by subject
  • 744 Communication design and visual design (proposed^[5])
  • 745 Decorative arts
  • 746 Textile arts
  • 747
    Interior decoration
  • 748 Glass
  • 749 Furniture and accessories
• 750 Painting
  • 750 Painting and paintings
  • 751 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, forms
  • 752 Color
  • 753
    mythology, legend
  • 754 Genre paintings
  • 755 Religion
  • 756 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 757 Human figures
  • 758 Nature, architectural subjects and cityscapes, other specific subjects
  • 759 History, geographic treatment, biography
• 760 Printmaking and prints
  • 760 Printmaking and prints
  • 761 Relief processes (
    Block printing
    )
  • 762 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 763 Lithographic processes (Planographic processes)
  • 764
    serigraphy
  • 765
    Metal engraving
  • 766 Mezzotinting, aquatinting, and related processes
  • 767 Etching and drypoint
  • 768 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 769 Prints
• 770 Photography, computer art, film, video
  • 770 Photography, computer art, cinematography, videography
  • 771 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials
  • 772 Metallic salt processes
  • 773 Pigment processes of printing
  • 774 No longer used—formerly Holography
  • 775 No longer used—formerly Digital photography
  • 776 Computer art (Digital art)
  • 777 Cinematography and Videography
  • 778 Specific fields and special kinds of photography
  • 779 Photographic images
• 780 Music
  • 780 Music
  • 781 General principles and musical forms
  • 782 Vocal music
  • 783 Music for single voices
  • 784 Instruments and Instrumental ensembles and their music
  • 785 Ensembles with only one instrument per part
  • 786 Keyboard, mechanical, electrophonic, percussion instruments
  • 787 Stringed instruments (Chordophones)
  • 788 Wind instruments (Aerophones)
  • 789 Not assigned or no longer used
• 790 Outline of sports, games and entertainment
  • 790 Recreational and performing arts
  • 791 Public performances
  • 792 Stage presentations
  • 793
    Indoor games
    and amusements
  • 794 Indoor games of skill
  • 795 Games of chance
  • 796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games
  • 797 Aquatic and air sports
  • 798 Equestrian sports and animal racing
  • 799 Fishing, hunting, shooting

Class 800 – Literature

• 800 Literature, rhetoric and criticism
  • 800 Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric
  • 801 Philosophy and theory
  • 802 Miscellany
  • 803 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
  • 804 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 805 Serial publications
  • 806 Organizations and management
  • 807 Education, research, related topics
  • 808 Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
  • 809 History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures
• 810 American literature in English
  • 810 American literature in English
  • 811 American
    poetry
    in English
  • 812 American drama in English
  • 813 American fiction in English
  • 814 American essays in English
  • 815 American speeches in English
  • 816 American letters in English
  • 817 American humor and satire in English
  • 818 American miscellaneous writings in English
  • 819 No longer used—formerly Puzzle activities
• 820 English and Old English literatures
  • 820 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures
  • 821 English Poetry
  • 822 English drama
  • 823 English fiction
  • 824 English essays
  • 825 English speeches
  • 826 English letters
  • 827 English humor and satire
  • 828 English miscellaneous writings
  • 829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literature
• 830 German and related literatures
  • 830 German literature and literatures of related languages
  • 831
    German poetry
  • 832 German drama
  • 833 German fiction
  • 834 German essays
  • 835 German speeches
  • 836 German letters
  • 837 German humor and satire
  • 838 German miscellaneous writings
  • 839 Other Germanic literatures
• 840 French and related literatures
  • 840 French literature and literatures of related Romance languages
  • 841 French poetry
  • 842 French drama
  • 843 French fiction
  • 844 French essays
  • 845 French speeches
  • 846 French letters
  • 847 French humor and satire
  • 848 French miscellaneous writings
  • 849 Occitan, Catalan, Franco-Provençal literatures
• 850 Italian, Romanian and related literatures
  • 850 Literatures of Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican languages
  • 851 Italian poetry
  • 852 Italian drama
  • 853 Italian fiction
  • 854 Italian essays
  • 855 Italian speeches
  • 856 Italian letters
  • 857 Italian humor and satire
  • 858 Italian miscellaneous writings
  • 859 Literatures of Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican languages
• 860 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician literatures
  • 860 Literatures of Spanish, Portuguese, Galician languages
  • 861 Spanish poetry
  • 862 Spanish drama
  • 863 Spanish fiction
  • 864 Spanish essays
  • 865 Spanish speeches
  • 866 Spanish letters
  • 867 Spanish humor and satire
  • 868 Spanish miscellaneous writings
  • 869 Literatures of Portuguese and Galician languages
• 870 Latin and Italic literatures
  • 870 Latin literature and literatures of related Italic languages
  • 871 Latin poetry
  • 872 Latin dramatic poetry and drama
  • 873 Latin epic poetry and fiction
  • 874 Latin lyric poetry
  • 875 Latin speeches
  • 876 Latin letters
  • 877 Latin humor and satire
  • 878 Latin miscellaneous writings
  • 879 Literatures of other Italic languages
• 880 Classical and modern Greek literatures
  • 880 Classical Greek literature and literatures of related Hellenic languages
  • 881 Classical Greek poetry
  • 882 Classical Greek drama
  • 883 Classical Greek epic poetry and fiction
  • 884 Classical Greek lyric poetry
  • 885 Classical Greek speeches
  • 886 Classical Greek letters
  • 887 Classical Greek humor and satire
  • 888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
  • 889 Modern Greek literature
• 890 Other literatures
  • 890 Literatures of other specific languages and language families
  • 891 East Indo-European and Celtic literatures
  • 892
    Afro-Asiatic
    literatures
  • 893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
  • 894 Literatures of Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages; literatures of miscellaneous languages of South Asia
  • 895 Literatures of East and Southeast Asia
  • 896 African literatures
  • 897 Literatures of North American native languages
  • 898 Literatures of South American native languages
  • 899 Literatures of non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, of Austronesian languages, of miscellaneous languages

Class 900 – History and geography

• 900 History
  • 900 History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines
  • 901 Philosophy and theory of history
  • 902 Miscellany of history
  • 903 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances of history
  • 904 Collected accounts of events
  • 905 Serial publications of history
  • 906 Organizations and management of history
  • 907 Education, research, related topics of history
  • 908 History with respect to groups of people
  • 909 World history
• 910 Geography and travel
  • 910 Geography and travel
  • 911 Historical geography
  • 912 Graphic representations of surface of Earth and of extraterrestrial worlds
  • 913 Geography of and travel in the
    ancient world
  • 914 Geography of and travel in Europe
  • 915 Geography of and travel in Asia
  • 916 Geography of and travel in Africa
  • 917 Geography of and travel in North America
  • 918 Geography of and travel in South America
  • 919 Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, and on extraterrestrial worlds
• 920 Biography and genealogy
  • 920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
  • 921–928 This range is reserved as an optional location for biographies, which are shelved alphabetically by subject's last name.
  • 929 Genealogy, names, insignia
• 930 History of ancient world (to c. 499)
  • 930 History of ancient world to c. 499
  • 931 China to 420
  • 932 Egypt to 640
  • 933 Palestine to 70
  • 934
    South Asia
    to 647
  • 935 Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau to 637
  • 936 Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to c. 499
  • 937 Italy and adjacent territories to 476
  • 938 Greece to 323
  • 939 Other parts of ancient world
• 940 History of Europe
  • 940 History of Europe
  • 941 British Isles
  • 942 England and Wales
  • 943 Germany and neighboring central European countries
  • 944 France and Monaco
  • 945 Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta
  • 946 Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal
  • 947 Russia and neighboring east European countries
  • 948 Scandinavia
  • 949 Other parts of Europe
• 950 History of Asia
  • 950 History of Asia
  • 951 China and adjacent areas
  • 952 Japan
  • 953 Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas
  • 954
    south Asian countries
  • 955 Iran
  • 956 Middle East (Near East)
  • 957 Siberia (Asiatic Russia)
  • 958 Central Asia
  • 959 Southeast Asia
• 960 History of Africa
  • 960 History of Africa
  • 961 Tunisia and Libya
  • 962 Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan
  • 963 Ethiopia and Eritrea
  • 964 Morocco, Ceuta, Melilla Western Sahara, Canary Islands
  • 965 Algeria
  • 966 West Africa and offshore islands
  • 967 Central Africa and offshore islands
  • 968 South Africa & southern Africa
  • 969 South Indian Ocean islands
• 970 History of North America
  • 970 History of North America
  • 971 Canada
  • 972 Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda
  • 973 United States
  • 974 Northeastern United States (New England and Middle Atlantic states)
  • 975 Southeastern United States (South Atlantic states)
  • 976 South central United States
  • 977 North central United States
  • 978 Western United States
  • 979 Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States
• 980 History of South America
  • 980 History of South America
  • 981 Brazil
  • 982 Argentina
  • 983 Chile
  • 984 Bolivia
  • 985 Peru
  • 986 Colombia and Ecuador
  • 987 Venezuela
  • 988 Guiana
  • 989 Paraguay and Uruguay
• 990 History of other areas
  • 990 History of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica, extraterrestrial worlds
  • 991–992 Not assigned or no longer used
  • 993 New Zealand
  • 994 Australia
  • 995 New Guinea and neighboring countries of Melanesia
  • 996 Polynesia and other Pacific Ocean islands
  • 997 Atlantic Ocean islands
  • 998 Arctic islands and Antarctica
  • 999 Extraterrestrial worlds

See also

• Library of Congress Classification
• Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification
• OCLC
• WorldCat

References

External links

• Dewey Services, OCLC
• Summary lists of Dewey Decimal Classification, 23rd edition (2011)

• A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library, 1st edition (1876) at Project Gutenberg