Guide to Library of Congress Classification
for Germanic Language and Literature
PD: Germanic language
1-777 General1001-1350 Old Germanic dialects
- 1101-1211 Gothic
- 2201-2392 Old Norse. Old Icelandic
- 2401-2447 Modern Icelandic
- 2483-2489 Old Norse dialects
- 2501-2999 Norwegian
- 3001-3929 Danish
- 5001-5929 Swedish
PF: West Germanic language
1-979 Dutch1001-1184 Flemish
1401-1558 Friesian
3001-5999 German
- 3801-3991 Old High German
- 3992-4000 Old Saxon
- 4043-4350 Middle High German
- 4501-4596 Early modern German
- 5000-5844 Dialects
- 5851-5951 Provincialisms, etc.
- 5971-5999 Argot. Slang
PT: Germanic literature
1-4897 German literature- 1-80 Literary history and criticism
- 83-873 History of German literature
- 175-230 Medieval
- 236-405 Modern
- 500-597 Poetry
- 605-709 Drama
- 711-871 Prose
- 881-951 Folk literature
- 923-937 Faust legend
- 1100-1479 Collections
- 1100-1141 General
- 1151-1241 Poetry
- 1251-1299 Drama
- 1301-1360 Prose
- 1371-1374 Early to 1500. Old and Middle High German
- 1375-1479 Middle High German, 1050-1450/1500
- 1501-2688 Individual authors and works
- 1501-1695 Middle High German, ca. 1050-1450/1500
- 1701-1797 1500-ca. 1700
- 1799-2592 1700-ca. 1860/70
- 1891-2239 Goethe
- 1891-2017 Works
- 2026-2039 Translations
- 2044-2239 Biography and criticism
- 2600-2653 1860/70-1960
- 2660-2688 1961-
- 3701-3971 Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
- 3701-3746 Germany (Demoratic Republic, 1949- )
- 4801-4897 Low German literature
- 5001-5348 History and criticism
- 5001-5112 General
- 5121-5185 Special periods
- 5201-5243 Poetry
- 5250-5295 Drama
- 5300-5348 Prose
- 5351-5395 Folk literature
- 5398 Juvenile literature (General)
- 5400-5547 Collections
- 5400-5409 General
- 5410-5414 Translations
- 5420-5460 Special periods
- 5470-5488 Poetry
- 5490-5515 Drama
- 5517-5547 Prose
- 5555-5881.36 Individual authors or works
- 5555-5595 Medieval
- 5600-5739 16th-18th centuries
- 5620-5637 Cats, Jacob
- 5700-5732 Vondel, Joost van den
- 5800-5880 1800-1960
- 5881-5881.36 1961-
- 5901-5980 Provincial, local, foreign
- 6000-6199 History and criticism
- 6200-6230 Folk literature
- 6250 Juvenile literature (General)
- 6300-6397 Collections
- 6400-6466.36 Individual authors or works
- 6500-6530 History and criticism
- 6540-6545 Folk literature
- 6550-6575 Collections
- 6580 Local
- 6590-6592.36 Individual authors or works
- 7011-7099 General
- 7001-7087 History and criticism
- 7088-7089 Folk literature
- 7090-7099 Collections
7101-7338 Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian literatures
- 7101-7211 History and criticism
- 7170-7175 Poetry
- 7177-7211 Prose
- 7181-7193 Sagas
- 7195-7211 Scientific and learned literature
- 7220-7262.5 Collections
- 7230-7252 Poetry
- 7255-7262.5 Prose
- 7261-7262.5 Sagas
- 7263-7296 Individual sagas and historical works
- 7298-7309 Religious works
- 7312-7318 Scientific and learned literature
- 7326-7338 Individual authors or works before 1540
- 7351-7418 History and criticism
- 7420-7438 Folk literature
- 7442 Juvenile literature (General)
- 7451-7495 Collections
- 7500-7511 Individual authors or works
- 7500-7501 16th-18th centuries
- 7510-7511 19th-20th centuries
- 7520-7550 Provincial, local, foreign
- 7581-7592 History and criticism
- 7593-7596.5 Collections
- 7597 Local
- 7598-7599 Individual authors or works
- 7601-7869 History and criticism
- 7721-7762 Special periods
- 7770-7794 Poetry
- 7800-7832 Drama
- 7835-7869 Prose
- 7900-7930 Folk literature
- 7935 Juvenile literature (General)
- 7945-8046 Collections
- 7975-7994 Poetry
- 7999-8020 Drama
- 8021-8046 Prose
- 8050-8176.36 Individual authors or works
- 8050 Medieval
- 8060-8098 16th-18th centuries
- 8070-8094.5 Holberg, Ludvig
- 8100-8167 19th century
- 8102-8120 Andersen, Hans Christian
- 8145-8157 Oehlenschläger, Adam Gottlob
- 8174-8175 1900-1960
- 8176-8176.36 1961-
- 8205-8260 Provincial, local, foreign
- 8301-8574 History and criticism
- 8420-8452 Special periods
- 8460-8489 Poetry
- 8500-8534 Drama
- 8540-8574 Prose
- 8600-8637 Folk literature
- 8640 Juvenile literature (General)
- 8650-8733 Collections
- 8675-8695 Poetry
- 8699-8718 Drama
- 8719-8733 Prose
- 8570-8951.36 Individual authors or works
- 8750-8775 16th-18th centuries
- 8800-8942 19th century
- 8807-8828 Bjørnson, Bjøornstjerne
- 8851-8900 Ibsen, Henrik
- 8949-8950 1900-1960
- 8951-8951.36 1961-
- 9000-9094 Landsmaal or New Norwegian
- 9000-9019 History and criticism
- 9025-9055 Collections
- 9064-9094 Individual authors
- 9100-9155 Provincial, local, foreign
- 9201-9499 History and criticism
- 9320-9370 Special periods
- 9375-9404 Poetry
- 9415-9449 Drama
- 9460-9499 Prose
- 9509-9542 Folk literature
- 9544 Juvenile literature (General)
- 9547-9639 Collections
- 9565-9570 Translations
- 9580-9599 Poetry
- 9605-9625 Drama
- 9626-9639 Prose
- 9560-9876.36 Individual authors or works
- 9650-9651 Medieval
- 9674-9715 16th-18th centuries
- 9725-9850 19th century
- 9759-9771 Lagerlöf, Selma
- 9800-9817 Strindberg, Johan August
- 9820-9838 Tegnér, Esaias
- 9870-9875 1900-1960
- 9876-9876.36 1961-
- 9950-9999 Provincial, local, foreign
Z: Bibliography
2101-2129 National bibliography, Austria
2221-2249 National bibliography, Germany
2250 National bibliography, East Germany
2551-2650 National bibliography, Scandinavia
2771-2779 National bibliography, Switzerland
2820 National bibliography, Liechtenstein
6605.D9 Manuscripts, Dutch
6605.G3 Manuscripts, German
6605.I3 Manuscripts, Icelandic and Old Norse
6605.I8 Manuscripts, Italian
7036-7040 Philology and linguistics, Germanic
8001-8999 Personal bibliography, names of individuals arranged in alphabetial
sequence
Adapted from Super LCCS: Gale's Library of Congress Classification Schedules Combined with Additions and Changes Through.... Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.