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Classification System

Warburg Institute Library Research Guide to the Classification System

Magic & Science

 

Natural Science 3rd Floor    
FFH - Sources      
FFF - Studies. General      
FFK - Antiquity      
FFG - Islam      
FFB - Middle Ages      
FFM- Modern Times      

 

Magic 3rd Floor    
FBH - Sources General      
125- Greek & Roman      
281- Islamic      
400- Medieval & Modern      
1000- Theosophy, Anthroposophy      
1800- Spiritualism, Parapsychology      
FBF - Studies General      
FBD - Africa, Americas, Asia      
150- Far East      
FBG - Antiquity & Near East      
FBK - Greek & Roman      
FBP - Studies Islam      
FBC - Middle Ages & Renaissance      
FBN - Italy      
FBB - France      
FBI - Low Countries      
FBM - England      
FBR - USA      
FBA - Scandinavia & Eastern Europe      
FBE - Germany      
Magical Objects    
FCH - Sources      
FCD - Studies The Evil Eye      
FCB - Amulets & Magic Stones      
785- Knots & Mazes      
822- Magic Mirrors      

 

Sorcery, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism 3rd Floor    
FDH – Sources Sorcery      

880 The Faust Legend

   
4000 Freemasonry    
4625 Polemics against Freemasonry    
5025 Rosicrucianism    
FDB – Studies Sorcery      
900The Faust Legend    
FDD Freemasonry      

 

Zoology, Botany, Pharmacy 3rd Floor    
FOH – Sources Zoology      
520– Botany    
2005– Mineralogy    
FOF – Studies Biology      
FON – Zoology      
FOM – Botany      
FOB – Mineralogy      
FOG – Pharmacy      

 

Alchemy, Chemistry 3rd Floor    
FGH Sources      
FGF Studies General      
FGD Asian      
FGK Greek & Roman      
FGG Arabic & Jewish      
FGB Middle Ages      
FGM Modern Times      

 

History of Medicine 3rd Floor    
FEH Sources Antiquity      
650 Syrian & Arabic      
1025 Medieval & Modern      
4500 Astrological Medicine      
4900 Temperaments      
5450 Anatomy      
5820 Ophthalmology      
6180 Gynaecology      
7500 Plague      
9002 Veterinary Medicine      
FEF Studies General      
110 Medicine & Religion      
180 Medicine & Art      
FED Folk Medicine      
FEG Asia and Africa      
FEK Greek, Roman & Hellenistic      
FEP Arabic      
FEA Jewish      
FEC Western. General      
FEN Italy      
FEL Spain      
FEB France      
FEM England      
FER Netherlands      
FEE Germany      
FEO Switzerland      
FEI 100 Astrological Medicine      
205 Mental Illness      
450 Anatomy      
615 Surgery      
900 Dentistry      
975 Ophthalmology      
1150 Gynaecology      
1500 Venereal Diseases      
1700 Plague      
1880 Veterinary Medicine      
1920 Medical Illustrations      

 

Mathematics 3rd Floor    
FNH Sources      
1 Magic of Number      
210 Periodicity      
340 Sources Harmony      
380 General      
700 Medieval & Modern      
FNA Studies. Philosophy of Mathematics      
FNI Number Symbolism      
200 Magic Squares      
300 Magic Letters      
325 Mathematical Games      
420 Harmony      
500 Metrology      
FNF General      
FNK Antiquity      
FNG Islam      
FNC Medieval      
FNN Renaissance & Modern      

 

Divination and Prophecy 3rd Floor    
FMH Sources. General      
700 Monsters      
1200 Comets      
1875 Divination from involuntary Movements      
1890 Palmistry      
2000 Phrenology      
2320 Dream Interpretation      
2610 Crystal Gazing,Hydromancy      
2705 Geomancy      
3010 Fortune Telling Books      
3610 Dice & Board Games      
3825 Chess      
4110 Card Games      
FMF Studies General      
FMO Monsters      
300 Solar Eclipses, Earthquakes      
500 Comets      
FME Augury      
FMN Dream Interpretation      
FMI Hydromancy, Geomancy      
FMA Fortune Telling Books & Games      
840 Studies Chess      
1100 Card Games      
Prophecy      
FHH Sources      
FHI Studies Eschatology      
FHB Antichrist      
FHP Myth of the Returning Emperor      
FHO Prophecy & World War      

 

Astrology and Astronomy

3rd Floor    
FAH - Sources Babylonian      
25- Greek & Roman      
695- Arabic & Jewish      
1150- Indian      
1400- Mediaeval Western      
1740- 16th century Italian      
2150- Sources German      
2810- 17th & 18th century Astrology      
3516- 19th & 20th century Astrology      
4000- 17th & 18th centuryAstronomy      
4075- 19th & 20th century Astronomy      
4250- Planets      
4700- Calendars      
5240- Popular Almanacs      
5320- Astronomical Almanacs      
5460- Prognostications      
6100- Chronology      
7840- Meteorology        
9023- Astrolabes, etc.      
FAF - Studies General      
225- Sun      
235- Moon      
245- Constellations      
275- Zodiac      
375- Africa, Oceania, Americas      
390- Jewish Peoples      
425- Greek & Roman Peoples      
450- Germanic Peoples      
510- Astrological Iconography      
FAN - Time Measuring      
298- Chronology      
700- Meteorology      
950- Astronomical Instruments      
1030- Globes      
1065- Nautical Instruments      
FAI - History of Astrology & Astronomy      
FAG - Archaeoastronomy      
58- Mexico      
70- China      
100- India      
150- Babylon      
200- Egypt      
350- Iran      
FAK - Greece & Rome      
330- Byzantium      
FAA - Old Testament      
50- New Testament      
125- Nabateans      
150- Harran      
200- Arabs      
FAB - Middle Ages      
20- Western Translations from Arabic      
50- 12-13th century      
FAC - 14th-16th century      
387- 17th century      
FAM 17-20th century      

 

Cosmology 3rd Floor    
FIH - Sources. Myths      
150- Modern      
450- Natural Philosophy      
675- Theory of Relativity      
FIF - Studies Cosmology & Natural Philosophy      
400- Microcosm      
550- Omphalos      
650- Cosmogony      
875- Eschatology      

Geography      
FPH - Sources      
FPI - Studies History      
FPP - Exploration      
FPA - Cartography