The Union Catalog of Pre-1600 Books Online

This list of pre-1600-relevant books is taken from a number of online collections, including:

The Online Books Page
The archive.org text collections, including the Americana, Canadian, and Universal Library collections
Project Gutenberg

This list contains 30,504 books selected from the total of 342,963 books in these collections. This list is updated monthly.

Please check out our hints for using this resource, and some details about how this list was constructed. If you spot a book which doesn't belong here, or know of a book that's missing, please email me at lindahl@pbm.com. You can view all the non-selected books from the individual subject pages.

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A General Works (294 books selected out of 2,987 books)
- AC Collections. Series. Collected works, AE Encyclopedias, AG Dictionaries and other general reference works, AI Indexes, AM Museums. Collectors and collecting, AP Periodicals, AS Academies and learned societies,
B Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion (4,077 books selected out of 27,672 books)
- BAX Beats the heck outta me, BC Logic, BD Speculative Philosophy, BF Psychology, BH Aesthetics, BJ Ethics, Etiquette, BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism, BM Judaism, BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc., BQ Mysticism. Buddhism, BQT Theology, BQV Canon Law [Catholic], BQX Church History, BR Christianity (General), BS The Bible, BT Christian Doctrinal Theology, BV Christian Practical Theology, BX Christian Denominations,
C History Auxiliary sciences (592 books selected out of 3,410 books)
- CA Canada (confused librarian), CB History of Civilization, CC Archaeology, CD Diplomatics. Archives. Seals, CE Technical Chronology. Calendar, CJ Numismatics, CN Inscriptions, Epigraphy, CR Heraldry, CS Genealogy, CT Biography (General),
D History General, and Regions Outside the Americas (4,506 books selected out of 25,042 books)
- DA Great Britain and Ireland, DB Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, DC France, Andorra, Monaco, DD Germany, DE Mediterreanean Region, Greco-Roman World, DF Greece, DG Italy, DH Low Countries (General), Belgium, Luxembourg, DJ The Netherlands, DK Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland, DL Northern Europe, Scandinavia, DP Spain, Portugal, DQ Switzerland, DR Balkan Region, DS Asia, DT Africa, DU Oceania, Australia, New Zealand,
E History United States (General) (440 books selected out of 13,500 books)
F History United States (Regional), and the Americas (432 books selected out of 10,372 books)
- FC Canadian History,
G Geography, Anthropology, Folklore, Recreation (321 books selected out of 3,527 books)
- GA Mathematical geography. Cartography, GB Physical geography, GN Anthropology, GR Folklore, GT Manners and Customs, GV Recreation and Leisure,
H Social Sciences (243 books selected out of 13,801 books)
- HB Economic Theory. Demography, HC Economic history and conditions, HD Industries. Land use. Labor, HE Transportation and communications, HF Commerce, HG Finance, HJ Public finance, HM Sociology (General), HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform, HQ The family. Marriage. Women, HS Societies secret, benevolent, etc., HT Communities. Classes. Races., HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology, HX Socialism. Communism. Utopias. Anarchism,
I Beats the heck outta me (0 books selected out of 4 books)
J Political Science (276 books selected out of 4,080 books)
- JA General Legislative and Executive Papers; General Political Science, JC Political Theory, JF Political institutions and public administration, JK Political institutions and public administration (United States), JL Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.), JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe), JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.), JS Local and municipal government, JT Beats the heck outta me, JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration., JX International law (obsolete),
K Law (84 books selected out of 1,414 books)
- KA Beats the heck outta me, KB Religious law. Jurisprudence, KBR History of canon law, KD United Kingdom and Ireland, KDC Scotland, KDK Ireland, KF United States, KFA Individual States: A, KFC Individual States: C, KJA Roman law, KKT Spain, KL Asia and Eurasia. Africa. Pacific Area. Antarctica (thru KWX), KZA Beats the heck outta me,
L Education (183 books selected out of 4,861 books)
- LA History of education, LB Theory and practice of education, LC Special aspects of education, LD Individual institutions - United States, LF Individual institutions - Europe, LH College and school magazines and papers,
M Music (90 books selected out of 1,651 books)
- ML Literature on Music, MT Musical Instruction and Study,
N Fine Arts (658 books selected out of 3,781 books)
- NA Architecture, NB Sculpture, NC Drawing. Design. Illustration, ND Painting, NE Print media, NK Decorative arts,
O Beats the heck outta me (0 books selected out of 6 books)
P Language and literature (8,275 books selected out of 63,144 books)
- PA Classical Languages and Literature, PAM Beats the heck outta me, PB Modern European Languages; Celtic Languages and Literature, PC Romance Languages, PD Old Germanic and Scandinavian Languages and Literature, PE English Language, PF West Germanic Languages, PG Slavic (incl. Russian) Languages and Literature, PJ Oriental langauges and literatures, PK Indo-Iranian languages and literatures, PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, and Oceania, PM Indigeneous American and artificial languages, PN Literature General, Criticism, Collections, PQ Literature French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, PR Literature English (non-American), PS Literature American, PT Literature Germanic, Dutch, etc etc., PZ Fiction and juvenile belles lettres,
Q Science (230 books selected out of 16,313 books)
- QA Mathematics, QB Astronomy, QC Physics, QD Chemistry, QE Geology, QH Natural history. Biology, QK Botany, QL Zoology, QM Human anatomy, QP Physiology,
R Medicine (General) (46 books selected out of 2,450 books)
- RA Public aspects of medicine, RB Pathology, RC Internal medicine, RD Surgery, RG Gynecology and obstetrics, RS Pharmacy and materia medica,
S Agriculture (55 books selected out of 4,829 books)
- SB Plant culture, SF Animal Culture, SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling, SK Hunting,
T Technology (59 books selected out of 7,388 books)
- TA Engineering. Civil engineering, TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering, TG Bridge engineering, TH Building construction, TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery, TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy, TP Chemical technology, TR Photography, TS Manufactures, TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts, TX Home Economics (including food and cooking),
U Military Science (plus the odd UK category) (103 books selected out of 1,412 books)
- UA Armies Organization, distribution, military situation, UB Military administration, UC Maintenance and transportation, UK United Kingdom (why is it in U? beats me!),
V Naval Science (6 books selected out of 449 books)
- VA Navies: organization, description, facilities, etc, VAULT A confused librarian indeed, VK Navagation, Merchant Marine, VM Naval Engineering, Shipbuilding,
W A confused librarian indeed (3 books selected out of 67 books)
- WZ A confused librarian indeed,
X Beats the heck outta me (1 book selected out of 55 books)
Y Beats the heck outta me (2 books selected out of 20 books)
- YA Beats the heck outta me,
Z Bibliography and Library Science (539 books selected out of 4,056 books)
- ZBS Beats the heck outta me,
_ No Subject (8,989 books selected out of 126,672 books)
- ____ No Subject,

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