BISAC Subject Headings List
Antiques & Collectibles
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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
ANT056000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Advertising
ANT002000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art
ANT003000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Autographs
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Automobiles see Subjects & Themes / Transportation
ANT005000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books
ANT006000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Bottles
ANT007000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buttons & Pins
ANT057000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / General
ANT057010 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Auctions & Dealerships
ANT057020 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Estate Sales & Storage Units
ANT057030 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Flea Markets, Yard Sales, Thrift Shops, etc.
ANT057040 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Online Sales (see also BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Small Business)
ANT008000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Cars see Subjects & Themes / 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 Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Disneyana see Subjects & Themes / 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
ANT021000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Jewelry
ANT022000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Kitchenware
ANT023000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Magazines & Newspapers
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Medals see Coins, Currency & Medals
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Movies see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Musical Instruments see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Newspapers see Magazines & Newspapers
ANT029000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Paper Ephemera
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pewter see Silver, Gold & Other Metals
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 Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts)
ANT037000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Records
ANT038000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Restoration see Care & Restoration
ANT040000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Rugs
ANT041000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Silver, Gold & Other Metals
ANT042000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / General
ANT042010 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Baseball
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stained Glass see Glass & Glassware
ANT044000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stamps
ANT058000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / General
ANT001000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Americana
ANT058010 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Animals
ANT054000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Canadiana
ANT058020 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Holidays
ANT024000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Military
ANT027000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Nautical
ANT025000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts
ANT031000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Political
ANT052000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Popular Culture
ANT058030 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Religious
ANT039000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Royalty
ANT043000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Sports (see also headings under Sports Cards)
ANT055000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related
ANT058040 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Trains
ANT009000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Transportation
ANT045000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Teddy Bears & Stuffed Animals
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Televisions & Television-Related see Radios & Televisions or Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts
ANT047000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Theater see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts
ANT050000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Toys & Games
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Watches see Clocks & Watches
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Weapons see Firearms & Weapons
ANT051000 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Wine
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