BISAC Subject Headings List, Antiques and Collectibles
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Step 2: Determine the specific term which describes your book.
An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2012 Edition.
Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a book about the restoration of antique furniture could be assigned "ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture" and "ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration".
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
If you can't find the code you're looking for please go back and review other Major Subjects to find an alternate code or use our Contact Form to suggest revisions to the next version of the list.
Step 2: Determine the specific term which describes your book.
An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2012 Edition.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Use subjects in this section for works about collecting the objects specified and/or for works on the history of these objects if they are not covered in other sections (such as ART). For works discussing the techniques used to make the objects listed in this section, use subjects from the appropriate section (such as CRAFTS & HOBBIES).Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a book about the restoration of antique furniture could be assigned "ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture" and "ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration".
| ANT000000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General |
| ANT001000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Americana |
| ANT002000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art |
| ANT003000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Autographs |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Automobiles see Transportation | |
| ANT005000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books |
| ANT006000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Bottles |
| ANT007000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buttons & Pins |
| ANT054000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Canadiana |
| ANT008000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Cars see Transportation | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Ceramics see Pottery & Ceramics | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / China see Porcelain & China | |
| ANT010000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Clocks & Watches |
| ANT011000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals |
| ANT012000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Comics |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Costume see Textiles & Costume | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Dance see Performing Arts | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Disneyana see Americana | |
| ANT015000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Dolls |
| ANT053000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Figurines |
| ANT016000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons |
| ANT017000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture |
| ANT018000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Glass & Glassware |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Gold see Silver, Gold & Other Metals | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Hummels see Figurines or Popular Culture | |
| ANT021000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Jewelry |
| ANT022000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Kitchenware |
| ANT023000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Magazines & Newspapers |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Medals see Coins, Currency & Medals | |
| ANT024000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Military |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Movies see Performing Arts | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Musical Instruments see Performing Arts | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Nautical see Transportation | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Newspapers see Magazines & Newspapers | |
| ANT028000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Non-Sports Cards |
| ANT029000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Paper Ephemera |
| ANT025000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Performing Arts |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pewter see Silver, Gold & Other Metals | |
| ANT031000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Political |
| ANT052000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Popular Culture |
| ANT032000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Porcelain & China |
| ANT033000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Postcards |
| ANT034000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Posters |
| ANT035000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pottery & Ceramics |
| ANT036000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Radios & Televisions (see also Performing Arts) |
| ANT037000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Records |
| ANT038000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Restoration see Care & Restoration | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Royalty see Popular Culture | |
| ANT040000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Rugs |
| ANT041000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Silver, Gold & Other Metals |
| ANT043000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports (see also headings under Sports Cards) |
| ANT042000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / General |
| ANT042010 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Baseball |
| ANT042020 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Basketball |
| ANT042030 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Football |
| ANT042040 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Hockey |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stained Glass see Glass & Glassware | |
| ANT044000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stamps |
| ANT045000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Teddy Bears |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Televisions & Television-Related see Performing Arts or Radios & Televisions | |
| ANT047000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Theater see Performing Arts | |
| ANT055000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Tobacco-Related |
| ANT049000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Toy Animals |
| ANT050000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Toys |
| ANT009000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Transportation |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Watches see Clocks & Watches | |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Weapons see Firearms & Weapons | |
| ANT051000 | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Wine |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.