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Books and periodicals on the fine arts are located in the N call number area.
The N call number section is dedicated to artistic medium. Works on individual artists can be found in different parts of the library. For example, books on Picasso's paintings would in ND, while books on his printmaking would be in NE.
Use this abbreviated guide to browse the fine arts call number areas:
| N | VISUAL ARTS (GENERAL) |
| NA | ARCHITECTURE |
| NB | SCULPTURE |
| NB 1330-1685 | Sculptural monuments |
| NB 1750-1793 | Religious monuments & shrines |
| NC | DRAWING, DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION |
| NC 845-915 | Graphic art materials |
| NC 950-996 | Illustration |
| ND | PAINTING |
| ND 49-813 | History of painting |
| ND 2550-2733 | Mural painting |
| NE | PRINT MEDIA |
| NE 1-978 | Printmaking and engraving |
| NE 1000-1352 | Wood engraving |
| NK | DECORATIVE ARTS |
| NK 1135-1149 | Arts and craft movement |
| NK 1648-1678 | Religious art |
| NX | ARTS IN GENERAL |
See the full N Classification here.
Other materials related art and art history are located as follows:
| TR | PHOTOGRAPHY |
| TR 15 | General history of photography |
| TR 139 | Collective bio. of photographers |
| TR 640-688 | Artistic photography |
| TR 820 | Photojournalism |
| PN 6700-6790 | Graphic novels, comics strips, manga |