APPENDIX E.
A list of the principal subject-headings for a dictionary catalogue of an average general library, with references and cross-references, excepting to geographical headings. Biographical subject-headings are not included. The reference “See” implies that the heading from which it refers must not be used as it is synonymous. A more exhaustive list with a fuller series of references from greater to lesser and related divisions of subjects (i.e., “see alsos,”) will be found in the List of subject headings for use in dictionary catalogues, prepared by a Committee of the American Library Association. Boston (Library Bureau), 1895.
- Abbeys
- Abraham
- Abyssinia
- Acoustics. See Sound
- Acting
- Actors
- See also Drama and the names of actors
- Acts of the Apostles
- Admirals
- Æronautics. See Ballooning
- Æsthetics
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Generally
- North
- West
- East and Central (or Equatorial)
- South
- Agnosticism
- Agriculture
- See also Land, Soils
- Air
- See also Meteorology, Pneumatics
- Alaska
- Albania
- Alcohol
- Algæ
- Algebra
- Algeria and Algiers
- Alloys
- Almanacs
- Alphabets
- Alps, The
- Alsace-Lorraine
- Amazon, River
- America
- North
- Central
- South
- America, United States of. See United States
- American Indians
- Amusements
- See also Games
- Anatomy
- Human
- Comparative
- See also Embryology, Osteology, Physiology
- Artistic
- Andes, The
- Anecdotes
- Angling. See Fishing
- Anglo-Saxon language and literature
- Anglo-Saxons
- Animal intelligence
- See also Instinct
- Animal locomotion
- Animal magnetism
- Animals
- Animals, Natural history of. See Zoology
- Annelida. See Worms
- Antarctic Regions
- Anthropology. See Man
- Antiquities
- (Generally only). See also the names of countries and places for national or local antiquities
- Ants
- Apes
- Aphorisms
- Apocrypha
- See also Bible
- Apostles, The
- Apostles’ Creed
- Aquaria
- See also Pond Life
- Arabia
- Arachnida. See Spiders
- Archæology, Pre-historic
- See also Antiquities
- Archery
- Architecture
- Generally (including periodicals and transactions)
- Classical
- Ecclesiastical
- Monumental
- Domestic
- (or otherwise according to material and requirements)
- Arctic Regions
- See also North-East Passage, North-West Passage
- Ardennes, The
- Argentina
- Arithmetic
- Armenia
- Arminianism
- Arms and armour
- Arms, Coats of. See Heraldry
- Army, British
- See also the names or numbers of Regiments as Royal Artillery, 21st Lancers
- Art
- General
- Historical
- Treatises
- See also Architecture, Christian Art, Painting, Sculpture
- Art, Ornamental. See Ornament
- Artillery
- Artists
- See also Painters, Sculptors
- Arts, Industrial
- Aryans
- Ashantee
- Asia
- Generally
- Western
- Central
- Eastern
- Asia Minor
- Assyria
- See also Nineveh
- Astrology
- Astronomers
- Astronomy
- See also Moon, Sun, and the names of planets
- Athanasian Creed
- Atheism
- See also Scepticism
- Athens
- Athletics
- See also Exercise, Gymnastics
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlases
- Atonement, The. See Christ
- Australasia
- Australia
- Generally
- Southern
- Western
- Austria
- Authors
- Babylon
- Bacteria
- Bahamas, The
- Balkans, The
- Ballads. See Songs and Ballads
- Ballooning
- Baltic, The
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Baptism
- Barbadoes
- Barbary
- Bashan
- Baths and bathing
- Battles
- Bees
- Beetles
- Belgium
- Belief
- See also Scepticism
- Bells
- Bengal
- Berlin
- Bermudas, The
- Bible
- The Text
- Concordances & Dictionaries
- Commentaries & Expositions
- Authenticity & Inspiration
- History & Antiquities
- Miscellaneous
- Bible and science
- Bibliography. See Books
- Bicycling. See Cycling
- Billiards
- Bimetallism
- Biography (General)
- See also under the names of classes, as Actors, Authors, and the names of individuals
- Biology
- See also Botany, Evolution, Heredity, Zoology
- Birds
- See also Eggs, and the names of birds, as Hummingbirds
- Birds, Cage
- See also Canaries, Parrots
- Bishops
- Black Forest
- Black Sea
- Blind, The
- Boating
- Sailing
- Rowing
- Boilers
- Book illustration. See Illustration
- Book of Common Prayer. See Prayer Book
- Bookbinding
- Book-keeping
- Book-plates (ex libris)
- Books
- Boots and shoes
- Borneo
- Bosnia
- Boston, U.S.A.
- Botany
- Text-books
- Economic
- British (and other countries as needed)
- Habits, fertilization
- Periodicals
- See also Algæ, Ferns, Fungi, Grasses, Mosses, Palæontology, Trees
- Boxing
- Boys
- Brahmanism
- Brain, The
- Brass founding
- Brazil
- Bread
- Brewing
- Brickwork
- Bridges
- Britain, Ancient
- See also Anglo-Saxons, English History
- British Columbia
- British Empire
- See also Colonies
- British Isles
- British Museum
- Brittany
- Broads, The
- Bryology. See Mosses
- Buccaneers
- Buddha and Buddhism
- Building
- Bulgaria
- Burmah
- Business
- Butterflies
- Byzantine Empire
- Cabinet making
- See also Furniture
- Cage-birds. See Birds (Cage)
- Calculus (Mathematics)
- California
- Calvinism
- Cambridge and the University
- Canada
- History
- Description and social life
- Politics and miscellaneous
- Canals
- Canaries
- Candles
- Canon law
- Canterbury
- Cape Colony
- Capital
- See also Labour
- Capital punishment
- Card playing.
- See also Whist
- Caricature
- Carpentry and joinery
- See also Handrailing
- Carthage
- Cashmere
- Caspian Sea
- Castles
- See also the names of castles
- Cathedrals
- See also the names of cathedrals
- Catholic emancipation
- Cats
- Cattle
- Caucasus
- Celts, The
- Cements
- Cetacea
- See also Whales
- Ceylon
- Chaldæa
- Chance. See Probabilities
- Channel Islands
- Character
- Cheirosophy. See Hand
- Chelsea
- Chemistry
- History
- General
- Inorganic
- Organic
- Analysis, special and miscellaneous
- Periodicals and societies
- Cheshire
- Chess
- Children
- Chili
- China
- History
- Description and social life
- Politics
- Religions and missions
- China painting
- Chivalry
- Christ.
- Sub-divide as necessary into divisions, as
- Lives
- Teaching
- Divinity
- Incarnation
- Resurrection
- The Atonement
- Christian art
- Christian Church. See Church.
- Christian evidences. See Christianity.
- Christian unity
- Christianity
- History
- Evidences
- Miscellaneous
- See also Church history
- Chronicles
- Chronology
- Church, The
- Church history.
- Sub-divide into epochs if required.
- Church history
- See also the names of particular churches and countries.
- Church of England
- History
- Polity, ritual, &c.
- See also Disestablishment, Oxford movement, Prayer Book
- Church and State
- Church music. (As subject only.)
- See also Music
- Churches (i.e., generally, not particular sects)
- Civil War, The (1642-49)
- Civil Service
- Civilisation
- Classical geography. See Geography
- Clergy.
- See also Preachers
- Climate
- Climbing mountains. See Mountaineering
- Clocks. See Watches and clocks
- Clothing
- Clouds
- Coach-building
- Coaching
- Coal, Coal-mining
- Coins and medals
- Coleoptera. See Beetles
- Collieries. See Coal
- Colonies, British.
- See also the names of colonies
- Colour
- Comets
- Commandments, The
- Commerce.
- See also Free trade
- Commons, House of. See Parliament
- Commonwealth, The
- See also Cromwell
- Communism
- Companies, Commercial
- Comparative anatomy. See Anatomy
- Composers. See Musicians
- Conchology. See Shells
- Confectionery
- Confucius and Confucianism
- Congo, The
- Congregationalism
- Conic sections
- Conjuring
- Conscience
- Conservatism
- Constantinople
- Consumption
- Conversation
- Conversion
- Cookery
- Co-operation
- Corals and coral-reefs
- Corea
- Corinthians, Epistles to the
- Corn laws
- Cornwall
- Corsica
- Costume
- Cotton
- Country life
- Creation
- Creeds
- Cremation
- Cricket
- Crime
- Crimean War
- Criminal law
- Criticism, Literary
- Crusades
- Crustacea
- Cryptogamia.
- See also Algæ, Ferns, Fungi, Mosses
- Crystallography
- Cuba
- Culture
- See also Education
- Cumberland
- Curves
- Customs. See Manners and customs
- Cycling
- Cyprus
- Dairy, The
- Dancing
- Daniel the Prophet
- Darwinism.
- See also Evolution
- David
- Deafness
- Death
- Decoration. See Ornament
- Deer
- Deism
- Democracy
- Denmark
- Dentistry
- Derbyshire
- Descent. See Evolution
- Design. See Ornament
- Devil, The
- Devonshire
- Diamonds
- Diatoms
- Diet. See Food
- Digestion
- Disease.
- See also Medicine
- Disestablishment
- Divorce. See Marriage law
- Doctors
- Doctrine
- Dogs
- Domestic economy.
- See also Cookery, Dressmaking, Needlework, Washing
- Dorsetshire
- Drainage
- See also Hygiene, Plumbing
- Drama, The
- Dramatists
- Drawing and sketching.
- See also Illustration, Perspective
- Dreams
- Dress. See Costume
- Dressmaking
- Drink, Intoxicating. See Temperance question
- Driving
- Dublin
- Duelling
- Durham
- Dyeing
- Dynamics
- See also Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics
- Dynamos
- Ear, The
- See also Deafness
- Earth, The
- Earthquakes.
- See also Volcanoes
- East, The
- See also the names of Eastern countries
- Eastern Empires, Ancient. See History, Ancient
- Eastern Question, The
- Ecclesiastical architecture. See Architecture
- Ecclesiastical history. See Church history
- Echinoderms
- Economics. See Political economy
- Edinburgh
- Education.
- See also Culture, Kindergarten, Mind, Schools, Teaching, Technical education
- Eggs, Birds’
- Egypt.
- Ancient. (Sub-divide: Art. Antiquities, inscriptions and language. History. Religion)
- Mediæval
- Modern. (Sub-divide as required.)
- See also Soudan
- Elections
- Electric lighting
- Electrical engineering.
- See also Dynamos
- Electricians
- Electricity and magnetism
- Electro-metallurgy. See Metallurgy
- Electro-plating
- Elijah the Prophet
- Elocution.
- See also Recitations
- Emblems
- Embroidery
- Embryology
- Emigration
- Emotions, The
- Enamels
- Encyclopædias
- Energy
- Engineering
- General
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Marine
- See also Electrical engineering, Gas engines, Locomotive engine, Machinery, Steam engine, Strength of materials
- Engineers
- England
- Description
- Social life
- See also the names of counties and of towns
- English composition
- English Constitution
- See also English history (Constitutional)
- English history
- General
- (Divide into epochs as may be deemed expedient)
- For the histories of particular reigns see under the names of monarchs
- Constitutional
- Ecclesiastical
- See also Church of England, and the names of denominations
- Social and Industrial
- English language
- History
- Dictionaries
- Grammar
- English literature
- History and manuals
- Miscellaneous
- Engraving
- Wood and metal
- See also Etching, Process
- Entomology
- Ephesus
- Epigrams
- Eschatology. See Future state
- Essays
- For Essays upon particular subjects or with specific titles see the names of those subjects and titles. Works with the general title of “Essays” will be found under the names of the following authors:—(Then give list of authors)
- Etching
- Ethics
- Ethnology. See Man
- Etiquette
- Eton
- Etruria
- Euclid
- Europe
- History
- Descriptive
- Politics
- Evil
- Evolution
- See also Biology, Creation, Heredity
- Exercise, Physical. See Gymnastics
- Expression
- See also Emotions, Physiognomy
- Eye, The
- See also Sight
- Fables
- Factories
- Fair trade. See Free trade
- Fairy tales
- See also Folk lore
- Faith
- Family, The
- Fanaticism
- Farming. See Agriculture
- Farriery
- Fathers, The
- Fenianism
- Fermentation
- Ferns
- Feudalism
- Fever
- Fiction
- (N.B.—This heading is for books upon fiction as subject only)
- Fiji
- Fine arts. See Art
- Fish
- Fisheries
- Fishing (including Angling)
- See also the names of sporting fishes, as Salmon, Trout
- Flags (i.e., Standards, colours, signals, &c.)
- Florence
- Flour
- Flower painting. See Painting
- Flowers
- Folk lore
- General
- Local
- Special
- Folk songs
- Food
- See also Cookery
- Football
- Foraminifera
- Forestry
- Formosa
- Fossils. See Palæontology
- France
- History
- See also Franco-German War, French Revolution, and the names of French monarchs
- Description and social life.
- See also the names of French provinces and places
- Politics
- Miscellaneous
- Franchise
- See also Women’s suffrage
- Franco-German War, 1870-71
- Free thought
- Free trade question
- Free will
- Freemasonry
- French art. See Art
- French language
- French literature
- French polishing
- French Revolution, The
- Fret-cutting
- Friendly societies
- Friends, Society of (“Quakers”)
- Frogs
- Fruit
- Fuel
- Fungi
- Furniture
- Future state
- Gambling
- Games and sports (generally)
- See also the names of games, as Billiards, Chess, Cricket, &c.
- Gardening
- Gas engines
- Gas lighting
- Gases
- Gems. See Precious stones
- Genealogy
- Genesis, Book of
- See also Pentateuch
- Genius
- Geography
- Ancient
- Modern
- Commercial
- See also Atlases and the names of continents and countries
- Geography, Physical. See Physiography
- Geological Survey of the U.K.
- Maps
- Memoirs
- Other publications
- Geology
- General and miscellaneous
- Periodicals and societies
- Local
- See also Ice age, Palæontology, Physiography
- Geometry
- See also Euclid
- German language
- German literature
- Germany
- History
- Description and social life
- Politics
- Miscellaneous
- Ghosts
- Gilds
- Gipsies
- Girls
- Glaciers
- See also Ice age
- Glasgow
- Glass
- Gloucestershire
- God
- See also Christ, Holy Spirit, Revelation
- Gold
- Gold and silver work
- Golf
- Gorillas
- Gospels, The
- Gothic architecture. See Architecture
- Goths, The
- Government
- General
- Special
- Utopias
- See also Democracy, Local government, Politics
- Grammar, English. See English language
- Grasses
- Great Britain
- Descriptive, etc.
- See also England, Scotland, Wales
- Great Britain and Ireland. See British Isles
- Greece, Ancient
- History
- Antiquities and art
- Mythology
- Greece, Modern
- Greek language
- Greek literature and philosophy
- Greenland
- Guiana
- Guilds. See Gilds
- Gunnery. See Artillery
- Gunpowder Plot, The
- Gymnastics and physical exercise
- Hair, The
- Hampshire
- Hampton Court Palace
- Hand, The
- Handrailing and staircasing
- Harbours
- Harmony. See Music
- Harrow
- Harvard University, U.S.A.
- Hawaii. See Sandwich Islands
- Hayti
- Health. See Hygiene
- Health resorts
- Heat
- Heaven
- Hebrew language
- Hebrew religion, Hebrews. See Jews
- Hebrews, Epistle to the
- Hebrides, The
- Hell
- Heraldry
- Herculaneum
- Heredity
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Hieroglyphics
- See also Egypt (Ancient)
- Himalayas, The
- Hinduism
- Hindustani language
- Histology
- History
- Universal
- Ancient
- Modern
- Miscellaneous
- For national histories see under the names of countries and peoples
- History of England. See English history
- Hittites, The
- Hoisting machinery
- Holland. (Sub-divide as required)
- Holy Land. See Palestine
- Holy Spirit, The
- Homœopathy
- Horses
- See also Driving, Farriery, Hunting, Racing, Riding
- Horticulture. See Gardening
- Hospitals
- House decoration
- House painting
- Hudson’s Bay Territory
- Huguenots, The
- Human species. See Man
- Humour. See Wit
- Hungary
- Hunting and hunting adventures
- Hydraulics
- Hydropathy
- Hydrophobia
- Hydrostatics
- Hygiene
- Hymenoptera
- See also Ants, Bees, Wasps
- Hymns
- Hypnotism
- See also Animal magnetism, Mesmerism
- Ice age, The
- Iceland
- Ichthyology. See Fish
- Illuminating
- Illusions
- Illustration
- See also Engraving
- Imagination
- Immortality
- Imperial federation. See Colonies, British
- Incarnation, The. See Christ
- Indexing
- India
- History
- See also Indian Mutiny
- Description and social life
- See also Bengal, Himalayas, Parsees
- Natural history
- Religions and missions
- See also Hinduism, Mohammedanism
- Miscellaneous
- India, Languages of. See Hindustani, Pali, Sanskrit
- Indian Mutiny, The
- Individualism
- Indo-China. See Malay Peninsula
- Industrial Arts. See Arts, Industrial
- Industrial remuneration. See Wages
- Industry. See Labour
- Infection
- Infidelity
- See also Scepticism
- Infusoria
- Inquisition, The
- Insanity
- Insects
- See also Ants, Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Moths
- Instinct
- Insurance
- Intellect. See Mind
- Intemperance. See Temperance question
- International law. See Law
- Invertebrates
- Ireland
- History
- Description and social life
- Art, literature, and folk lore
- Politics and religion
- Miscellaneous
- Irish language
- Iron and steel
- Ironwork
- Isaiah
- Islam. See Mohammedanism
- Israel. See Jews
- Italian language
- Italian literature
- Italy
- History
- Description and social life
- See also Florence, Venice
- Miscellaneous
- Jacob (Patriarch)
- Jacobite Rebellion, The
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Art and industries
- Description and social life
- Religions and missions
- Java
- Jeremiah (Prophet)
- Jerusalem
- Jesuits
- Jews
- History
- Religion
- Political position
- Job, Book of
- John, St., Gospel of
- Joseph
- Joshua, Book of
- Judges, Book of
- Jupiter (Planet)
- Jurisprudence. See Law
- Justification
- Kashmir. See Cashmere
- Kensington
- Kent
- Khiva
- Kindergarten
- Kings
- Kings, Books of
- Knighthood
- Koran
- See also Mohammed
- Kurdistan
- Labour question
- Labrador
- Lace
- Lake District, English
- Lake dwellings
- Lambeth Palace
- Lancashire
- Lancaster and York, Houses of
- Land question
- Language
- See also under the names of languages.
- Lapland
- Latin language
- Latin literature
- Latter-day saints. See Mormonism
- Law
- Theoretical
- History
- General and administrative
- International
- See also the law of special subjects, as Criminal, Labour, Licensing, and of special countries
- Lawn tennis
- Leather
- See also Tanning
- Leicestershire
- Lepidoptera. See Butterflies, Moths
- Letter painting
- See also Alphabets
- Letter-writing
- Letters, Miscellaneous and collected. See under authors’ names
- Liberalism
- Liberty
- General
- Of conscience
- Of the subject
- Liberty of the press. See Newspapers
- Liberty, Religious. See Religious liberty
- Libraries
- Licensing
- Lichens
- Life
- See also Biology
- Lifeboats
- Light
- Lighthouses
- Lighting
- See also Electric light, Gas lighting
- Limes, Cements
- Liquor traffic. See Temperance question
- Literature
- (General and miscellaneous only)
- See also the names of literatures, as English, French, &c.
- Liturgies
- Liverpool
- Local government
- Locomotion, Animal. See Animal locomotion
- Locomotive engine
- Logarithms
- Logic
- London
- History
- Description
- Religious life
- Social life
- Government
- Miscellaneous
- Environs
- See also the names of parishes, as Chelsea, Clerkenwell, Westminster, and of institutions and places, as British Museum, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Longevity
- Lord’s Prayer, The
- Lord’s Supper, The
- Louisiana
- Lourdes
- Love
- Luke, St., Gospel of
- Lungs, The
- Machinery and millwork
- See also Engineering, Mechanics
- Madagascar
- Madeira
- Magnetism. See Electricity
- Mahomet. See Mohammed
- Malay Archipelago
- Malay Peninsular
- Malta
- Mammalia
- Man
- Man, Isle of
- Manchester
- Manitoba
- Manners and customs
- See also Folk lore
- Manual training
- Manufactures
- (Generally only)
- See also under the names of particular manufactures
- Maori Land. See New Zealand
- Maps. See Atlases and the names of places
- Marine engineering. See Engineering (Marine)
- Marine insurance
- Maritime law
- Mark, St., Gospel of
- Marriage
- Marriage law
- Mars (Planet)
- Martyrs
- Mary, The Virgin
- Masai-Land
- Mashonaland
- Masonry. See Stone
- Mass, The. See Lord’s Supper
- Massage
- Masses. See Music
- Materialism
- Mathematics
- See also Algebra, Arithmetic, Calculus, Conic sections, Equations, Euclid, Geometry, Logarithms, Mensuration
- Matter
- Matthew, St., Gospel of
- Maxims
- Measures. See Weights and measures
- Mechanical engineering. See Engineering, Machinery
- Mechanics
- See also Hydrostatics, Pneumatics
- Mechanism. See Machinery
- Medals. See Coins and medals
- Medicine
- See also Disease, Homœopathy, Surgery
- Mediterranean, The
- Melanesia
- Mensuration
- Mesmerism
- Metal work
- See also Ironwork
- Metallurgy
- Metaphysics. See Mind
- Meteorology
- Methodism. See Wesleyan Methodism
- Mexico
- Michigan
- Microbes
- See also Bacteria
- Microscope, The, and microscopic life
- Middle Ages, The
- Middlesex
- Midian
- Milk
- Millennium, The
- Millwork. See Machinery
- Mind
- Mineralogy
- Mining
- See also Coal
- Minnesota
- Miracle plays
- Miracles
- Missions
- Mohammed & Mohammedanism
- Mollusca
- See also Shells
- Monasticism
- See also Nuns
- Money
- See also Banking, Bimetallism, Capital
- Mongolia
- Monkeys
- Monks. See Monasticism
- Montana
- Monuments
- Moon, The
- Moral philosophy. See Ethics
- Mormonism
- Morocco
- Morphology
- Moses
- See also Genesis, Pentateuch
- Mosses
- Moths
- Mountaineering
- See also Alps
- Mountains
- Muscles
- Museums
- Music
- History
- Miscellaneous literature
- Dictionaries
- Theory (including Sol-fa)
- Singing
- Instrumental
- Instruments
- (Instruction and practice)
- Instrumental for organ
- Instrumental for pianoforte
- Instrumental for violin, &c.
- Vocal
- Oratorios, cantatas, anthems, masses, &c.
- Operas (vocal scores)
- Songs, with music
- Musical instruments
- See also the names of instruments, as Organ, Pianoforte, Violin
- (Note.—Music for particular instruments goes under “Music” in its sub-division, but historical works or upon the making of instruments are distributed under the names of instruments throughout the catalogue)
- Musicians
- Mysticism
- Mythology
- See also Folk lore
- Names, Personal
- Names of places. See Place-names
- Naples
- Natal
- National Gallery, The
- Natural history of animals. See Zoology
- Natural history
- See also Biology, Botany, Microscope, Zoology
- Natural philosophy. See Physics
- Natural theology. See Theology
- Navies
- Navigation and seamanship
- Navy, British
- History
- Description and administration
- Needlework
- Negro, The
- Nehemiah, Book of
- Nerves
- Netherlands, The
- Nevada
- New Church, The. See Swedenborgianism
- New England
- New Forest, The
- New Guinea
- New Mexico
- New South Wales
- New Testament
- Commentaries and illustrative works
- Critical
- Miscellaneous
- See also the names of the gospels, epistles, &c.
- New York (City)
- New Zealand
- Newfoundland
- Newgate Gaol
- Newspapers
- Niagara
- Nicaragua
- Nile, The
- See also Egypt, Soudan
- Nineveh
- Nonconformity
- Norfolk
- Norman Conquest, The
- Normandy
- Normans, The
- North-East Passage
- North-West Passage
- Norway
- Nottinghamshire
- Numismatics. See Coins and medals
- Nursing (Invalid)
- Nursing of children. See Children
- Oceania. See Malay Archipelago, Pacific Ocean
- Ohio
- Oils
- Old Testament, The. (Sub-divide as New Testament)
- See also under the names of the various books of the O. T.
- Ontario
- Oology. See Eggs (Birds’)
- Operas, with music. See Music
- Opium
- Optics. See Sight
- Orchids
- Oregon
- Organ, The
- Ornament and design
- Ornithology. See Birds
- Osteology
- Oxford City
- Oxford Movement, The
- Oxford University
- Oxfordshire
- Pacific Ocean and Islands
- Paganism
- Painters
- See also Artists
- Painting
- Historical and critical
- Theory
- Painting, House. See House painting
- Painting, Oil
- Painting, Water-colour
- General
- Landscape and marine
- Flowers and trees
- Figure and animals
- Paints
- Palæography
- Palæontology
- General
- Palæobotany
- Palæozoology
- Palestine
- Palmyra
- Pamirs, The
- Pantheism
- Papacy, The. See Popes, Roman Catholicism
- Paper
- Parables, The
- Paraguay
- Parasites
- Paris
- Parliamentary representation
- Parrots
- Parsees
- Parthenon, The
- Pastimes. See Games
- Patagonia
- Patents
- Pathology. See Disease, Medicine
- Pattern-making
- Paul, St.
- Peace question
- See also War
- Pedigrees. See Genealogy
- Peerages
- Peninsular War, The
- Pennsylvania
- Pensions, Old age
- Pentateuch, The
- Persia
- Perspective
- See also Projection
- Peru
- Pessimism
- Peter, St.
- Petrology. See Rocks
- Petroleum
- Philippines, The
- Philology. See Language
- Philosophy
- Histories
- General and miscellaneous
- See also Eclecticism, Ethics, Logic, Mind, Pessimism
- Phœnicia
- Phonetics
- Phonography
- Instruction books
- Works in phonography
- Photography
- Photography, Röntgen
- Phrenology
- Physical education. See Gymnastics
- Physical geography. See Physiography
- Physicians. See Doctors
- Physics
- See also Dynamics, Electricity, Heat, Hydrostatics, Light, Mechanics, Pneumatics, Sound
- Physiognomy
- Physiology
- See also Anatomy, Biology, Histology
- Pianoforte, The
- Pianoforte music. See Music
- Pigeons
- Pigs
- Pilgrim Fathers, The
- Place-names
- Plants. See Botany
- Plata River
- Plate
- Platinotype. See Photography
- Plays. See Drama
- Plumbing
- See also Drainage, Sanitation
- Pneumatics
- Poems. Poetical works.
- For works bearing these general titles see the following names (Poems with specific titles will be found under those titles and the authors’ names):
- Poetry (Anthologies)
- Poets and poetry
- Poisons
- Poland
- Polar Regions. See Arctic Regions
- Police
- Political economy
- See also Capital, Commerce, Free trade, Government, Labour, Land, Money, Poor, Population, Prices, Property, Taxation, Wages
- Politics
- Polynesia. See Pacific Ocean and Islands
- Polyzoa
- Pompeii
- Pond life
- Poor and poor relief
- See also Pensions
- Popes, The
- See also the names of popes as Pius IX., Leo XIII.
- Population
- Port-Royal
- Portraits
- Portugal
- Positivism
- Post Office, The
- Pottery
- Prayer
- Prayer Book, The
- Prayers
- Preachers and preaching
- Precious metals
- Precious stones
- Predestination
- See also Calvinism
- Prehistoric man. See Man
- Presbyterians
- Prices
- Priests. See Clergy
- Printing
- Prisons
- Probabilities
- Progress
- Projection
- Pronunciation
- Property
- Prophecy
- Protection. See Free trade question
- Protestantism
- Provence
- Proverbs
- Proverbs, Book of
- Psalms, The
- Psychology. See Mind
- Pugilism. See Boxing
- Purgatory
- Puritans, The
- Pyramids, The
- Pyrenees
- Quakers. See Friends, Society of
- Quantities (Building)
- Queens
- Queensland
- Quotations
- Racing, Horse
- Railways
- See also the names of railways, as Great Northern
- Rain
- Rating. See Taxation
- Rationalism
- Reciprocity. See Free trade question
- Recitations
- Recreations. See Games
- Red Sea, The
- Reform
- Reformation, The
- Religion
- See also Revelation
- Religion and science
- Religions
- See also the names of religions, as Christianity, Buddhism
- Religious liberty
- Religious thought
- Renaissance, The
- Repoussé. See Metal work
- Representation. See Parliamentary representation
- Reptiles
- See also Frogs, Snakes
- Resurrection, The. See Christ
- Resurrection of the dead
- Revelation
- Revelation, Book of
- Revolution, The, 1688
- Rhetoric
- Rhine, The
- Rhodesia
- See also Mashonaland, Matabeleland
- Riding
- Rings
- Ritualism
- Rituals. See Liturgies
- Rivers
- See also the names of rivers
- Riviera, The
- Rocks
- Rocky Mountains
- Roman Catholicism
- Roman law
- Romance
- Romances
- Romans, Epistle to the
- Rome, Ancient
- History
- Antiquities
- Miscellaneous
- Rome, Medieval and Modern
- Roofs
- Roses
- Roumania
- Rowing. See Boating
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Royal Navy. See Navy
- Royal Society of London
- Russia
- History
- Description and social life
- Churches and religious life
- Government and politics
- Miscellaneous
- Russian language
- Rye House Plot
- Sabbath, Christian. See Sunday
- Sacraments
- See also Baptism, Lord’s Supper
- Sailing. See Boating, Yachting
- Sailors
- St. Albans
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- St. Petersburg
- Saints
- Salmon
- Salt
- Salvation
- Samoa
- Sandwich Islands
- Sanitation. See Drainage, Hygiene, Plumbing, Sewage
- Sanscrit language
- Saracens, The
- Scandinavia
- Scepticism
- Schools
- Science
- (General and miscellaneous only)
- Science and religion. See Religion and science
- Scotland
- History
- Description and social life
- Language, literature, and folk lore
- Miscellaneous
- Scotland, Church of
- Screw propeller
- Scriptures, The. See Bible
- Sculptors
- Sculpture
- Sea, The
- Sea-weeds. See Algæ
- Seals (Animals)
- Seals (Personal, &c.)
- Seamanship. See Navigation
- Secularism
- Semites, The
- Senses, The
- Sepulchral monuments. See Monuments
- Sermons
- For collections of sermons by various authors see their names. Volumes of sermons with specific titles or on definite subjects will be found under those titles and subjects
- Servia
- Sewage
- Shan States
- Sheep
- Shells
- See also Mollusca
- Ships and shipping
- See also Navy, Sailors, Steamships
- Shipwrecks
- Shorthand
- See also Phonography
- Siam
- Siberia
- Sicily
- Sight
- Silk
- Silver
- Sin
- Sinai
- Singing. See Music (Singing)
- Skating
- Sketching. See Drawing
- Skin, The
- Slavery
- Sleep
- Smoking
- Soap
- Socialism
- Sociology
- Soils
- Solomon Islands
- Somali-land
- Song birds. See Birds
- Songs and ballads
- Songs with music. See Music (Songs)
- Soudan, The
- Soul, The
- Sound
- South Africa. See Africa, South
- South Kensington Museum
- South Sea. See Pacific Ocean
- Spain
- History
- Description, &c.
- Miscellaneous
- Spanish Armada, 1588
- Spanish language
- Speaking. See Voice
- Spectrum analysis
- Speech. See Elocution, Voice
- Speeches (Collections only)
- For speeches by particular persons see under their names
- Spiders
- Spinning
- Spiritualism
- Sporting adventures. See Hunting
- Sports. See Games
- Stage, The. See Drama
- Stars. See Astronomy
- Statesmen
- Statics
- Statistics
- Steam
- Steam engine
- Steamships
- Steel. See Iron and steel
- Stone and stonemasonry
- Strains. See Strength of materials
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Strength
- Strength of materials
- Stuarts, The
- Style (Literary)
- Sugar
- Suicide
- Sun, The
- Sunday
- Supernatural, The
- See also Ghosts, Spiritualism
- Superstition
- Surnames. See Names
- Surrey
- Surveying
- See also Building, Quantities
- Sussex
- Sweden
- Swedenborgianism
- Swimming
- Switzerland
- Symbols
- Syria
- Table talk
- Tailoring
- Talmud, The
- Tanning
- Taouism
- Tapestry
- Tariffs
- Tasmania
- Taste. See Æsthetics
- Taxation
- Taxidermy
- Tea
- Teaching
- See also Education
- Technical education
- Teetotalism. See Temperance question
- Telegraphy
- Telephone, The
- Telescopy
- Temperance question
- Temple, The
- Tennis
- See also Lawn tennis
- Texas
- Textile fabrics
- See also Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving
- Thames, River
- Theatre, The. See Actors, Drama
- Theatricals, Amateur
- Theism
- Theology
- Theosophy
- Thermics. See Heat
- Thibet
- Thirty Years’ War, The
- Thrift
- Tibet. See Thibet
- Tides
- Tiles
- Timber
- Tithes
- Tobacco
- See also Smoking
- Tonic sol-fa. See Music (Singing)
- Tonquin
- Tools
- Tower of London
- Towns
- Toxicology. See Poisons
- Trade
- Trades unions
- See also Gilds, Labour
- Transubstantiation. See Lord’s Supper
- Transvaal, The
- Trees
- See also Timber
- Trials (Collections only)
- Note.—Single trials are usually entered under the name of the defendant
- Trigonometry
- Trinitarianism
- Trinity, The
- Trout
- Troy
- Tunis
- Turkey
- Turning
- Tuscany
- Typewriting
- Ulster
- Understanding, The. See Mind
- Unitarianism
- United States. (Sub-divide as required)
- Universities
- Utilitarianism
- Vaccination
- Vases
- Vatican, The
- Vaudois, The
- Vegetarianism
- Venice
- Ventilation
- Vertebrates
- Vestments, Church
- Veterinary surgery
- See also Dogs, Horses
- Victoria, N.S.W.
- Vienna
- Violin, The
- Violin music. See Music
- Vivisection
- Voice, The
- Volcanoes
- Voyages and travels (Collections, generally, and round the world only)
- Wages
- Wales. (Sub-divide as required)
- War
- Warwickshire
- Washington (City)
- Wasps
- Watches and clocks
- Water
- Water supply
- Waterloo, Battle of
- Wealth
- Weather. See Meteorology
- Weaving
- Weights and measures
- Wells
- Wesleyan Methodism
- West Indies
- Westminster Abbey
- Westminster Assembly
- Whales
- Whist
- Wight, Isle of
- Will, The
- Wills
- Winchester
- Winds
- Windsor Castle
- Wine
- Winter
- Wit and humour
- Witchcraft
- Woman
- Women’s suffrage
- Wood carving
- Wood engraving. See Engraving
- Woodwork
- See also Carpentry
- Wool
- Work. Working classes. See Labour
- Workshop appliances
- See also Tools
- Worms
- Wrestling
- Writing
- Yachting
- Yorkshire
- Zoology
- General
- Local
- Periodicals and societies
- See also Palæontology
- Zoophytes
- Zoroastrianism
- Zululand