| Abbreviation | Subject | Abbreviation | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| A, A bis, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Ø | Denmark, incl. Scandinavia in general | Kst (Bygn) (Blhg) (Mal) (Tegn) (Graf) (Fot) (Ind) | Art Architecture Sculpture Painting Drawing The graphic industries Photography Applied art |
| Afr | Africa | Liecht | Liechtenstein |
| Am | America | Lit | Literature and science |
| Ant | Antiquity | Lux | Luxembourg |
| Ark | Archeology | Mal | Painting |
| As | Asia | Mon | Monaco |
| Au | Australia and the Pacific islands | Mrl | Moral philosophy |
| Balk (Rum) (Jug) | The Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria Rumania Yugoslavia | Mus | Music |
| Belg | Belgium | Ned (Belg) (Lux) | The Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg |
| Biogr | Biography | Nge | Norway |
| Bl. S. | Various writings | N. Spr | Recent European languages |
| Bl. T. | Various magazines, newspapers | Num | Numismatics |
| Blhg | Sculpture | Pdg | Education |
| Brev | Collections of letters | Pol | Poland |
| Bygn | Architecture | Port | Portugal |
| Enc | Encyclopedia | Rel | Religion |
| Engl | Great Britain and Ireland | Rom | Romance languages |
| Ethn | Ethnography and anthropology | Rum | Rumania |
| Eur | Europe in general | Rusl | Russia |
| Fil | Philosophy and psychology | S.B. | Writing and books |
| Finl | Finland | Schw (Liecht) | Switzerland Liechtenstein |
| Fot | Photography | Sg | Sweden |
| Fr (Mon) | France Monaco | Slav (Pol) (Tsjek) | The Slav peoples in general Poland Czechoslovakia |
| Frim | Freemasonry | Span (Port) | Spain and Andorra Portugal |
| Germ Germ bis | Germanic languages in general German and Dutch language and literature | Spr | Philology |
| Graf | The graphic industries | Statsv (Frim) | Political science Freemasonry |
| Græk | Greece | Tegn | Drawing |
| Hist | History | Th Th bis | Theology Theology |
| Ind | Applied art | Tsjek | Czechoslovakia |
| Ital | Italy | Tyskl Tyskl bis | Germany Germany: special topography and history |
| Jud | Judaica | Ung | Hungary |
| Jug | Yugoslavia | Verd | The world |
| Jus | Non-Scandinavian jurisprudence | V.S.S. | Writings of learned societies |
| Kl | Classical philology | Æs | Aesthetics |
| Krg | Military matters | Østr | Austria |
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