Henri Matisse (artist)
French, 1869 - 1954
Pianist and Checker Players, 1924
oil on canvas
Overall: 73.7 x 92.4 cm (29 x 36 3/8 in.) framed: 96.5 x 115.2 x 6.6 cm (38 x 45 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
1985.64.25

Copyright © 2011 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

The call numbers for French language begins with PC 2001, French literature begins with PQ 1, and French history begins with DC. French art and politics will have many different call numbers, based on the time period. Overviews of French art can be found in N6841-6847.

Most of the reference material on French Studies can be found in the Reference Room on the 1st floor of Mullen Library (non-circulating). Circulating material is found in the Mullen Library stacks in the same call number ranges.

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Library of Congress Classification:

French Language

PC2001-3761 French
PC2700-(3708) Dialects. Provincialisms
PC2813-(2898) Old French
PC3201-3366 Provencal (Old)
PC3371-3420.5 Modern patois of South France
PC3420.8-3495 Langue d'oc dialects

French Literature

PQ1-3999 French literature
PQ1-771 History and criticism
PQ1-150 General
PQ151-221 Medieval. Old French
PQ226-310 Modern
PQ400-491 Poetry
PQ500-591 Drama
PQ601-771 Prose and prose fiction
PQ(781)-841) Folk literature
PQ845 Juvenile literature
PQ1100-1297 Collections
PQ1100-1145 General
PQ1160-1193 Poetry
PQ1211-1241 Drama
PQ1243-1297 Prose
PQ1300-1595 Old French literature
PQ1600-2726 Modern literature

Individual authors

PQ1600-1709 16th century
PQ1710-1935 17th century
PQ1947-2147 18th century
PQ2149-2551 19th century
PQ2600-2651 1900-1960
PQ2660-2686 1961-2000
PQ2700-2726 2001-
PQ3800-3999 Provincial, local, colonial, etc.