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Library Collection Help for
Food & Cooking
Library of Congress Classification System
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh uses the Library of Congress Classification System. The Library of Congress offers an overview of the classes. See our Library Subject Guide for more help with Subject Headings.
In 2010 the Library of Congress finally replaced its subject heading "COOKERY" with "cooking".
| Subject Area | LC Class |
| Canning & Preserving |
TX 601 TX 603 TX 609 |
| Children Nutrition | RJ 206 |
| Cooking (formerly COOKERY) | TX 643-840 |
| COOKING African | TX725 |
| COOKING American | TX715 |
| COOKING Asian | TX724.5 |
| COOKING (Baby foods) | TX 740 |
| COOKING Latin American | TX716 |
| COOKING English | TX717 |
| COOKING French | TX719 |
| COOKING German | TX721 |
| COOKING Scandinavian | TX722 |
| COOKING Italian | TX723-723.2 |
| COOKING Russian | TX723.3-723.4 |
| COOKING Spanish | TX723.5 |
| COOKING (Fruit) | TX811-813 |
| COOKING (Nuts) | TX814 |
| Diet |
QP 141 TX 353-551 RA 784 RM 216 |
|
Dieting (Weight Control)
Reducing Diets |
RM 222.2, RC 628 |
|
Food
(Nutrition, foods and food supply) |
TX 341-641
TX353 |
| Food Habits | |
| Food History | |
| Gastronomy | |
| Herbs | SB 351 |
| Holiday COOKING | TX 739 |
|
Natural foods
see also: COOKING Natural Foods | TX 741 |
| Quick And Easy COOKING | TX 833.5 |
