Breakdown of the Classics and Ancient History collections by subject

This page gives details of the locations of core book and printed journal collections in the library.

The majority of Classics and Ancient History books can be found on the second floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, at the classmark ranges shown in the table below.

Note that several subjects relating to Classics and Ancient History have been brought together under the PA prefix for the sake of convenience. Books about modern history and social sciences, religion and the visual arts post antiquity are located at different areas of the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Subject	Classmark range
Ancient history: Africa	PADT
Ancient history: general	PAD
Ancient history: Graeco-Roman world	PADE
Ancient history: Great Britain	PADA
Ancient history: Greece	PADF
Ancient history: Rome	PADG
Ancient religion and mythology	PABL
Architecture	PANA
Byzantine and modern Greek literature	PA5000 - PA5660
Commerce	PAHF
Decorative arts	PANK
Domestic life; gender studies	PAHQ
Economic history	PAHC
Greek language	PA201 - PA1179
Greek literature	PA3050 - PA4505
Inscriptions; epigraphy	PACN
Latin language	PA2001 - PA2915
Latin literature	PA6000 - PA6971
Numismatics	PACJ
Painting	PAND
Political theory	PAJC
Sculpture	PANB
Visual arts: general	PAN

There are numerous editions of works by classical writers in the library. Among these are volumes from collections such as the Loeb Classical Library and the Oxford Classical Texts series, which are frequently used by commentators. The table below outlines the shelfmark ranges at which these texts can be found. All such texts are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by author.

Loeb Classical Library (text in original language and English parallel translation)

Greek	PA3405.L6
Latin	PA6105.L6

Oxford Classical Texts/Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis (text in original language)

Greek	PA3405.S8
Latin	PA6105.S8

Collections des universités de France / Association Guillaume Budé (text in original language and French parallel translation)

Greek	PA3405.B6
Latin	PA6105.B6

Teubner / Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana (text in original language, notes in Latin)

Greek	PA3404
Latin	PA6104

Books about subjects related to Classics and Ancient History can be found at the following locations in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Subject	Classmark range	Location
Bibliographies of specific authors and subjects	Z	First floor
Cinema and film studies	PN1993 - PN1999	Second floor
Literary theory and criticism	PN	Second floor
Music	M-MT	Second floor
Philosophy	B-BD; BH-BJ	Second floor
Psychology	BF	First floor
Theatre	PN2000 - PN3307	Second floor

Note that some of our holdings published before 1978 have not yet been added to the online catalogue. If you cannot find a pre - 1978 publication on the online catalogue, please use our Card Catalogue Online, which has replaced our paper-based card catalogue.

Owing to their size, some books in the Classics and Ancient History collections are prefixed "Oversize", "Folio" or "Pamphlet". These are kept in separate locations on the relevant floor.

A small number of books and journal articles are kept in the Short Loan Collection on the ground floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library. Books in this collection have an item status of "SLC", while the location for journal articles in the collection is "Issue desk". Please note that fines for overdue items from the SLC are very heavy.

Classics and Ancient History journals are kept in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Subject	Classmark range	Location
Ancient Greek and Latin language and literature	Serial PA	Second floor
Bibliographies in series	Serial Z	Second floor
Graeco-Roman history	Serial DE	First floor
Greek history	Serial DF	First floor
Roman history	Serial DG	First floor

Please note that the most up to date issues of journals are located in the Current Serials Collection on the first floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Journal title abbreviations can be troublesome. Find out how to interpret them with this handy guide.