Charlotte Smith,Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Library

University of Cambridge

G1 BibliographyG2 Periodicals (no longer used)G3 Grammar and languageG4 ThoughtG5 Literary criticismG6 AnthologiesG7 Individual literary authorsG8 HistoryG9 Culture, media, communications

G1.A History of printing

G1.B Descriptive bibliography; librarianship

G1.C Style-books and cataloguing manuals

G1.K Illustration

G1.P History of printing presses (specific aspects) G1.W History of reading

G3.A General studies G3.B History of language G3.C Historical grammar G3.D. Historical grammar and history (specific periods) G3.E Grammars G3.F Phonetics, phonology, pronunciation G3.G Syntax (specific topics) G3.H Semantics, lexicon (including morphology) G3.J Stylistics G3.K Orthography and punctuation G3.L Linguistic geography G3.M Dialectology G3.MM Yiddish G3.N Readers and text books G3.P Grammarians G3.R Schweiz : general studies G3.T Translation G3.V Vocabulary (German into other languages)

G4.A General

G4.B Philosophy

G4.C Psychology

G4.D Religion

G4.E Scriptural and liturgical texts and commentary

G4.F Social thought

G4.G Political theory and movements

G4Z Individual thinkers: designated by four letters,

E.g. G4Z.NIET.1 [works by Nietzsche]

G4Z.NIET.200- [criticism of Nietzsche’s thought and work]

G5A General, all periods G5B To 1500 (Middle Ages) G5C 1500-1720 (Renaissance, Baroque) G5D 1720-1775 (Rococo, Sturm und Drang) G5E 1775-1830 (Weimar Classicism, early

Romantic movement) G5F 1830-1890 (later Romanticism)G5G 1890- (Expressionism, 20th century) G5H 1990-

A Aesthetics, literary theory G General critical works H Histories of literature (chronological) J Journalism K Works on criticism P Prose T Theatre V Verse

X Folk literature

G6.G             General critical works G6.H             Histories of literature (chronological 

treatment) G6.J               Journalism G6.P              Prose G6.S              Speeches G6.T              Theatre                                                             G6.V              Verse 

G7 +First four letters of author’s name+Running number:

1-199 = Primary text200-  = Secondary criticism

E.g. G7.GOET.201 for secondary criticism of Goethe’s Faust

G8.A.                           General histories of Germany  

G8.B                            Earliest times – 16th century   

G8.C                            17th century 

G8.D.                           18th century 

G8.E.                           Early 19 th century 

G8.F                            Later 19th century

G8.G                            1918-1945 

G8.GH                  Holocaust only                

G8.H                           1945-1989   

G8.J                            1989-1999   

G8.K                            2000-  

G8.R                            History of Austria 

G8.S                            History of Switzerland   

G8.T                            History of the DDR  

G8.Y                 Memoirs and correspondence of historical figures

G8.Z                            Biography, Autobiography

G9.D                             Social history   

G9.E                            Education 

G9.F                            Folklore, ethnography 

G9.G                             Travels

G9.H                           Handbooks and general reference 

G9.J                             Economics, statistics 

G9.K                            Natural history, agriculture   

G9.L                            Science, technology, industry 

G9.M                            Politics, economic and social conditions since 1990 

G9.N                             Archaeology, anthropology  

G9.P                            Berlin (History, literature, culture)  

G9.R                             Austria 

G9.S                            Switzerland 

G9.T                            DDR  

G9.U                             Lichtenstein 

G9.W                          Holocaust (national socialism) 

G9.X                            National identity 

G9.Z                             General history of art, culture, media, communications 

Art

Medieval primary literature (MG7, MF7, ML7)

DVD section (VID then language letter)

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