First element of call number: Bible (with prefixed f, m, or p if needed), followed by a space (no period)
Begin second element of call number with a letter for the language per to the following scheme:
A | Polyglot |
B | Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic |
C | Greek |
D | Latin |
E | Arabic |
F | Armenian |
G | Bohemian |
H | Danish & Norwegian |
J | Dutch & Flemish |
K | English, including Anglo-Saxon |
L | Finnish |
M | French, including dialects |
N | German, including dialects |
O | Hungarian |
P | Italian, including dialects |
Q | Polish |
R | Portuguese |
S | Romansch |
T | Russian |
U | Spanish |
V | Swedish |
W | Welsh |
X |
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Y | Minor languages |
Z |
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Follow the letter with a period and a 3-digit date. For the first edition in a particular year, add nothing further; for the second edition, add a b; for the 3rd, a c, etc. Reserve the letter a for issues, according to the regular Houghton scheme.
This classification is linguistic and chronological only; no attempt is made to differentiate complete Bibles from single Testaments or separate books. In general, Bibles are to be classified here only when they cannot go elsewhere.
Examples:
Bible D.583 | An edition of the Bible in Latin, printed in 1583. |
Bible D.583b | Another edition in Latin, printed in the same year. |
f Bible P.737 | A folio edition in Italian, printed in 1737. |