Classical Studies

Collection overview

The collection covers all areas of classical studies.

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Collection location

Most books are located on the 5th floor South Block
All items available on open access will display the location CLASSICS, with the classmark prefix 3 eg CLASSICS South Block 5th Floor (3) XFL P73T 2004
The Library increasingly purchases ebook titles available via MyiLibrary which can be accessed via the online catalogue
Recent issues of periodicals/journals are located in the North Reading Room (Periodicals Room) on the 4th floor South Block. For more information, see our journals resources page
Back issues of periodicals are held in the closed access stacks. These will display the location Stack Service on the catalogue. These can be requested via the online catalogue and collected at the service desk, 4th floor South Block
To locate individual titles use the online catalogue
Also use the catalogue to search for specific electronic journal titles. Full text services such as JSTOR offer additional titles for which the Library does not have print holdings.

Related collections

Art collection – classical art, architecture and sculpture
History collection – ancient history and archaeology
Palaeography & Manuscript Studies collection – books on the transmission of texts, catalogues of Greek and Latin manuscripts and facsimiles of some manuscripts
Philosophy collection – classical philosophy
Special Collections
Dictionaries and classical reference works are located in the North Reading Room, 4th floor South Block

Classmarks for Classical Studies

All classmarks in this collection have a numerical prefix of 3 eg CLASSICS South Block 5th Floor (3) XFL P73T 2004

Subjects include:

Classical philology: XD

Greek language and literature: XE

History of Greek literature, by period: XF

Latin language and literature: XH

History of Latin literature, by period: XI

For a more detailed explanation of classmarks see the Library's leaflet 'A guide to the classification scheme'.

Other libraries

For more information about Classical Studies holdings in other academic libraries in the London area, please consult the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries website: www.m25lib.ac.uk. Of particular note is the Institute of Classical Studies Library (located on the 3rd floor in Senate House) . For elsewhere in the UK, consult the Consortium of University and Research Libraries catalogue: www.copac.ac.uk.