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| N: Visual Arts | NE: Print Media |
| NA: Architecture | NK: Decorative Arts |
| NB: Sculpture | NX: Arts in General |
| NC: Drawing. Design. Illustration | TR: Photography |
| ND: Painting | TT: Handicrafts. Arts and Crafts |
| Subclass N: Visual Arts | |
| N1-58 | General |
| N61-72 | Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts |
| N81-390 | Study and teaching. Research |
| N400-3990 | Art museums, galleries, etc. |
| N4390-5098 | Exhibitions |
| N5198-5299 | Private collections and collectors |
| N5300-7418 | History |
| N7420-7525.8 | General works |
| N7560-8266 | Special subjects of art |
| N8350-8356 | Art as a profession. Artists |
| N8510-8553 | Art studios, materials, etc. |
| N8554-8585 | Examination and conservation of works of art |
| N8600-8675 | Economics of art |
| N8700-9165 | Art and the state. Public art |
| Subclass NA: Architecture | |
| NA1-60 | General |
| NA100-130 | Architecture and the state |
| NA190-1555.5 | History |
| NA1995 | Architecture as a profession |
| NA2000-2320 | Study and teaching. Research |
| NA2335-2360 | Competitions |
| NA2400-2460 | Museums. Exhibitions |
| NA2500-2599 | General works |
| NA 2599.5-2599.9 | Architectural criticism |
| NA2695-2793 | Architectural drawing and design |
| NA2835-4050 | Details and decoration |
| NA4100-8480 | Special classes of buildings |
| NA4100-4145 | Classed by material |
| NA4150-4160 | Classed by form |
| NA4170-8480 | Classed by use |
| NA4170-(7020) | Public buildings |
| NA4590-5621 | Religious architecture |
| NA7100-7884 | Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings |
| NA7910-8125 | Clubhouses, guild houses, etc. |
| NA8200-8260 | Farm architecture |
| NA8300-8480 | Outbuildings, gates, fences, etc. |
| NA9000-9428 | Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying |
| Subclass NB: Sculpture | |
| NB1-50 | General |
| NB60-1115 | History Including collective biography |
| NB1120-1133 | Study and teaching |
| NB1134-1134.4 | Competitions |
| NB1135-1150 | General works |
| NB1160-1195 | Designs and technique |
| NB1199-1200 | Restoration of sculptures |
| NB1203-1270 | Special materials |
| NB1272-1291 | Mobiles, color, sculpture gardens, etc. |
| NB1293-1895 | Special forms |
| NB1293-1310 | Portrait sculpture |
| NB1312-1313 | Equestrian statues |
| NB1330-1685 | Sculptural monuments |
| NB1750-1793 | Religious monuments and shrines |
| NB1800-1880 | Sepulchral monuments |
| NB1910-1952 | Special subjects |
| Subclass NC: Drawing. Design. Illustration. | |
| NC1-45 | General |
| NC50-266 | History of drawing |
| NC390-670 | Study and teaching |
| NC673-677 | Competitions |
| NC703-725 | General works |
| NC730-758 | Technique |
| NC760-825 | Special subjects |
| NC845-915 | Graphic art materials |
| NC930 | Conservation and restoration of drawings |
| NC950-(996) | Illustration |
| NC997-1003 | Commercial art. Advertising art |
| NC1280-1284 | Printed ephemera. Imagerie populaire |
| NC1300-1766 | Pictorial humor, caricature, etc. |
| NC1800-1850 | Posters |
| NC1860-1896 | Greeting cards, postcards, invitations, book jackets, etc. |
| NC1920-1940 | Copying, enlarging, and reduction of drawings |
| Subclass ND: Painting | |
| ND25-(48) | General |
| ND49-813 | History |
| ND1115-1120 | Study and teaching |
| ND1130-1156 | General works |
| ND1288-1460 | Special subjects |
| ND1290-1293 | Human figure |
| ND1300-1337 | Portraits |
| ND1340-1367 | Landscape painting |
| ND1370-1375 | Marine painting |
| ND1380-1383 | Animals. Birds |
| ND1385-1388 | Sports. Hunting, fishing, etc. |
| ND1390-1393 | Still life |
| ND1400-1403 | Flowers. Fruit. Trees |
| ND1410-1460 | Other subjects |
| ND1470-1625 | Technique and materials |
| ND1630-1662 | Examination and conservation of paintings |
| ND1700-2495 | Watercolor painting |
| ND2550-2733 | Mural painting |
| ND2889-3416 | Illuminating of manuscripts and books |
| Subclass NE: Print Media | |
| NE1-978 | Printmaking and engraving |
| NE1-90 | General |
| NE 218-(330) | Engraved portraits. Self-portraits |
| NE380 | Conservation and restoration of prints |
| NE390-395 | Collected works |
| NE400-773 | History of printmaking |
| NE830-898 | General works |
| NE951-962 | Special subjects |
| NE965-965.3 | Tradesmen's cards |
| NE970-973 | Study and teaching |
| NE975-975.4 | Competitions |
| NE977-978 | Equipment |
| NE1000-1352 | Wood engraving |
| NE1000-1027 | General |
| NE1030-1196.3 | History |
| NE1220-1233 | General works |
| NE1310-1326.5 | Japanese prints |
| NE1330-1336 | Linoleum block prints |
| NE1340 | Fish prints |
| NE1344-1345 | Potato prints |
| NE1350-1352 | Other materials used in relief printing |
| NE1400-1879 | Metal engraving |
| NE1400-1422 | General |
| NE1620-1630 | General works |
| NE1634-1749 | History |
| NE1750-1775 | Copper engraving |
| NE1850-1879 | Color prints |
| NE1940-2232.5 | Etching and aquatint |
| NE1940-1975 | General |
| NE1980-2055.5 | History |
| NE2120-2140 | General works |
| NE2141-2149 | Special subjects |
| NE2220-2225 | Dry point |
| NE2236-2240.6 | Serigraphy |
| NE2242-2246 | Monotype (Printmaking) |
| NE2250-2570 | Lithography |
| NE2685-2685.8 | Lumiprints |
| NE2690 | Engraving on glass |
| NE2800-2880 | Printing of engravings |
| NE3000-3002 | Copying art. Copying machine art |
| Subclass NK: Decorative Arts | |
| NK1-570 | General |
| NK600-806 | History |
| NK1135-1149.5 | Arts and crafts movement |
| NK1160-1590 | Decoration and ornament. Design |
| NK1160-1174 | General |
| NK 1175-(1498) | History |
| NK1505-1535 | General works |
| NK1548-1590 | Special subjects for design |
| NK1648-1678 | Religious art |
| NK1700-2195 | Interior decoration. House decoration |
| NK1700-2138 | General. History, etc. |
| NK2140-2180 | Decorative painting |
| NK2190-2192 | Church decoration |
| NK2200-2750 | Furniture |
| NK2775-2898 | Rugs and carpets |
| NK2975-3049 | Tapestries |
| NK3175-3296.3 | Upholstery. Drapery |
| NK3375-3496.3 | Wallpapers |
| NK 3600-(9990) | Other arts and art industries |
| NK3700-4695 | Ceramics |
| NK4700-4890 | Costume |
| NK5100-5440 | Glass |
| NK5500-6060 | Glyptic arts |
| NK6400-8459 | Metalwork |
| NK8800-9505.5 | Textiles |
| NK9600-9955 | Woodwork |
| Subclass NX: Arts in General | |
| NX1-260 | General |
| NX280-410 | Study and teaching. Research |
| NX411-415 | Competitions |
| NX420-430 | Exhibitions |
| NX440-632 | History of the arts |
| NX650-694 | Special subjects, characters, persons, religious arts, etc. |
| NX700-750 | Patronage of the arts |
| NX760-770 | Administration of the arts |
| NX775-777 | Voluntarism in the arts |
| NX798-820 | Arts centers and facilities |
| Subclass TR: Photography | |
| TR250-265 | Cameras |
| TR287-500 | Photographic processing. Darkroom technique |
| TR504-508 | Transparencies. Diapositives |
| TR510-545 | Color photography |
| TR550-581 | Studio and laboratory |
| TR590-620 | Lighting |
| TR624-835 | Applied photography Including artistic, commercial, medical photography, photocopying processes |
| TR845-899 | Cinematography. Motion pictures |
| TR925-1050 |
Photomechanical processes |
| Subclass TT: Handicrafts. Arts and crafts | |
| TT180-200 | Woodworking. Furniture making. Upholstering |
| TT201-203 | Lathework. Turning |
| TT205-267 | Metalworking |
| TT300-382.8 | Painting. Wood finishing |
| TT387-410 | Soft home furnishings |
| TT490-695 | Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring |
| TT697-927 | Home arts. Homecrafts Including sewing, embroidery, decorative crafts |