| 0 | Abstract, Non-representational Art |
| 1 | Religion and Magic |
| 11 | Christian religion |
| 11B | the Holy Trinity, 'Trinitas coelestis'; Father, Son and Holy Ghost ~ Christian religion |
| 11B1 | Trinity represented by tripartite symbols |
| 11B3 | Holy Trinity in which one, two or all figures are represented in human shape |
| 11C | God the Father |
| 11C1 | symbols of God the Father |
| 11C2 | God the Father represented as human being, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe |
| 11D | Christ |
| 11D1 | symbols and prefigurations of Christ |
| 11D2 | Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion |
| 11D3 | Christ as adult |
| 11D4 | legends and devotions ~ Christ |
| 11E | the Holy Ghost |
| 11E1 | Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames) |
| 11E3 | Holy Ghost represented in human shape |
| 11E4 | Holy Ghost represented otherwise, e.g. ray(s) of light |
| 11E5 | the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost |
| 11F | the Virgin Mary |
| 11F1 | symbols and prefigurations of Mary |
| 11F2 | Mary (without the Christ-child) |
| 11F3 | Mary (without Christ-child), together with others |
| 11F4 | Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child |
| 11F7 | specific aspects ~ Madonna-representations (N.B. secondary notations only) |
| 11F8 | miracles, appearances, and legends ~ Mary |
| 11F9 | Mary devotion |
| 11G | angels |
| 11G1 | the nine choirs of angels, hierarchy of angels |
| 11G3 | angels fighting |
| 11H | saints |
| 11HH | female saints |
| 11I | prophets, sibyls, evangelists, Doctors of the Church; persons ~ the Bible (not in biblical context) |
| 11I1 | groups of prophets, usually holding books or scrolls (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi) |
| 11I3 | the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) |
| 11I4 | evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) |
| 11I5 | Doctors (Fathers) of the Church |
| 11I6 | persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71) |
| 11I7 | persons from the New Testament (not in biblical context) |
| 11L | Christian doctrine |
| 11L2 | the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3-17) |
| 11M | 'Sapientia' and the Seven Virtues, i.e. the Three Theological and the Four Cardinal Virtues |
| 11M3 | the Three Theological Virtues |
| 11M4 | the Four Cardinal Virtues |
| 11P | the Church (as institution) |
| 11P4 | representants of the Church (Christians in general, laymen, monks, etc.) in strife with each other or with opponents |
| 11Q | the worship of God |
| 11Q2 | (private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa) |
| 11Q5 | private worship and religious study |
| 11Q6 | pious customs |
| 11Q7 | public worship and liturgy of the Christian churches |
| 11S | heaven, celestial paradise, New Earth |
| 11S1 | representations of celestial paradise (and its inhabitants) |
| 11U | Last Judgement |
| 11U2 | separate scenes ~ Last Judgement |
| 11U6 | the second coming of Christ |
| 11V | the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V1 | feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V2 | giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V4 | clothing the naked, 'nudus vestitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V5 | visiting the sick, 'aeger curatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V6 | visiting or liberating the imprisoned, 'incarceratus solatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 12 | non-Christian religions (including institutions, customs and antiquities) |
| 12A | Jewish religion and culture |
| 12A3 | religious practices, worship, liturgy ~ Jewish religion |
| 12A4 | Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue, and other sanctuaries ~ Jewish religion |
| 12A5 | Jewish spiritual leaders and divisions, religious functionaries |
| 12A6 | Jewish festivals, feasts and holidays (including liturgy, ceremonies, rites and customs) |
| 12A8 | symbols, religious and magic concepts, occupations, fashions, realities, general ideas ~ Judaism and Jewry |
| 2 | Nature |
| 21 | the four elements, and ether, the fifth element |
| 21D | water (one of the four elements) |
| 24 | the heavens (celestial bodies) |
| 24A | sun as celestial body |
| 24B | moon as celestial body |
| 24D | stars |
| 25 | earth, world as celestial body |
| 25A | maps, atlases |
| 25A1 | map of the world |
| 25D | rock types; minerals and metals; soil types |
| 25D3 | mining |
| 25F | animals |
| 25F2 | mammals |
| 25F3 | birds |
| 25F4 | reptiles |
| 25F5 | amphibians |
| 25F6 | fishes |
| 25F7 | lower animals |
| 25FF | fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) |
| 25G | plants; vegetation |
| 25G2 | products of plants in general |
| 25G3 | trees |
| 25G4 | plants and herbs |
| 25H | landscapes |
| 25H1 | landscapes in the temperate zone |
| 25H2 | landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) |
| 25I | city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions |
| 25I1 | city-view in general; 'veduta' |
| 25I5 | landscape with tower or castle |
| 25K | landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes |
| 25K1 | landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions |
| 26 | meteorological phenomena |
| 26B | rain |
| 26B2 | rainbow |
| 26D | frost, freezing weather |
| 26D2 | hail |
| 3 | Human Being, Man in General |
| 31 | man in a general biological sense |
| 31A | the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) |
| 31A2 | anatomy (non-medical) |
| 31D | human life and its ages (young, adult, old, etc.) |
| 31D1 | the ages of man |
| 31G | the soul |
| 31G3 | the soul after death |
| 34 | man and animal |
| 34B | domestic animals, kept in and outside the house |
| 34B1 | domestic animals, kept in the house |
| 4 | Society, Civilization, Culture |
| 41 | material aspects of daily life |
| 41A | housing |
| 41A3 | parts (of house or building) |
| 41B | heating and lighting |
| 41B3 | lighting; lamps |
| 41D | fashion, clothing |
| 41D2 | clothes, costume |
| 42 | family, descendance |
| 42A | procreation, birth and (early) youth |
| 42A3 | mother and baby or young child |
| 42G | family, relationship, descent |
| 42G2 | family relationships (first, second, third and fourth degree), generations |
| 43 | recreation, amusement |
| 43A | festivities |
| 43A3 | pleasure fair and circus |
| 43C | sports, games and physical performances |
| 43C7 | children's games and plays |
| 44 | state; law; political life |
| 44B | government, the State; 'Politica', 'Auttorità o Potestà' (Ripa) |
| 44B1 | ruler, sovereign |
| 44G | law and jurisprudence |
| 44G1 | administration of justice, trial |
| 45 | warfare; military affairs |
| 45A | war and peace |
| 45A1 | war |
| 45B | the soldier; the soldier's life |
| 45C | (military) equipment and supply |
| 45C1 | weapons |
| 45C2 | military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.) |
| 46 | social and economic life, transport and communication |
| 46A | communal life |
| 46A1 | social stratification, social groups |
| 46A5 | linguistic communication |
| 46B | trade, commerce and finance |
| 46B3 | auxiliary means and methods in trade and finance |
| 46C | traffic and transport |
| 46C1 | traffic on land |
| 46C2 | traffic on the water |
| 47 | crafts and industries |
| 47I | agriculture, cattle-breeding, horticulture, flowerculture, etc. |
| 47I1 | agriculture |
| 47I2 | cattle-breeding, livestock industry |
| 47I4 | fruit culture |
| 47K | commercial fishery |
| 48 | art |
| 48C | the arts; artists |
| 48C7 | music |
| 49 | education, science and learning |
| 49B | scholastic education, tuition |
| 49G | medicine, medical science |
| 49G4 | hospital |
| 49L | writing and letters |
| 49L7 | handwriting, written text |
| 49M | production of printed matter, book-production |
| 49M3 | printed matter |
| 5 | Abstract Ideas and Concepts |
| 52 | Reasoning and Formation of Ideas |
| 52A | Intelligence and Intellectual Faculties |
| 52A6 | Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) |
| 54 | Process of Action |
| 54A | State of Being while Doing |
| 54A4 | Calmness, Equanimity, Imperturbability |
| 54A8 | Courage, Bravery, Valiance, Manliness; 'Ardire magnanimo et generoso', 'Gagliardezza', 'Valore', 'Virtù heroica', 'Virtù dell'animo e del corpo' (Ripa) |
| 57 | Morality |
| 57A | Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities |
| 57A6 | Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) |
| 57A7 | Benevolence, Beneficence; 'Beneficio', 'Benevolenza o Affettione' (Ripa) |
| 6 | History |
| 61 | historical events and situations; historical persons |
| 61B | historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) |
| 61B2 | historical persons |
| 61BB | historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - woman |
| 61E | names of cities and villages |
| 61F | names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. |
| 7 | Bible |
| 71 | Old Testament |
| 71A | Genesis from the creation to the expulsion from paradise, and later years of Adam and Eve |
| 71A2 | the six days of creation (Genesis 1:3-25) |
| 71A3 | creation of man; the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:26 - 2) |
| 71A6 | expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24) |
| 71A8 | the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:3-17) |
| 71B | Genesis from the descendants of Cain and Seth to Abraham |
| 71B3 | story of Noah |
| 71C | Genesis: the patriarchs |
| 71C1 | story of Abraham |
| 71C3 | story of Jacob |
| 71D | Genesis: the story of Joseph |
| 71D1 | story of Joseph (part I) |
| 71D2 | story of Joseph (part II) |
| 71E | Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan |
| 71E1 | the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron |
| 71E3 | Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan |
| 71F | the time of the Judges |
| 71F6 | the story of Ruth, the Moabitess |
| 71F8 | story of Samuel |
| 71H | story of David |
| 71H1 | David as a young man at Saul's court |
| 71H2 | David's wanderings |
| 71H3 | story of Saul's death |
| 71H5 | the consolidation of David's kingship (2 Samuel 5, 8-10, 21-24) |
| 71H9 | David's last days (1 Kings 1-2; 1 Chronicles 28-29) |
| 71I | story of Solomon |
| 71I3 | Solomon's wisdom |
| 71I4 | trade and building activities of Solomon |
| 71L | the divided kingdom: story of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) |
| 71L3 | story of the kings and kingdom of Judah (part III) |
| 71M | story of Elijah (Elias) |
| 71M1 | Elijah at the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:1-6) |
| 71M2 | Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:7-24) |
| 71M4 | Elijah defies the priests of Baal; the end of the drought (1 Kings 18:20-46) |
| 71M8 | the ascension of Elijah (2 Kings 2:1-18) |
| 71O | prophets (before and during the Babylonian Captivity) |
| 71O3 | the book of Isaiah |
| 71O7 | the book of Jeremiah |
| 71O9 | the book of Ezekiel |
| 71P | the story of the prophet Daniel; his visions and prophecies |
| 71P1 | Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar |
| 71R | the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esdras |
| 71R1 | return from the Babylonian Captivity |
| 71T | the book of Tobit |
| 71T5 | the journey to Ecbatana (Tobit 4-6) |
| 71V | the book of Jonah |
| 71V2 | Jonah in the fish's belly (Jonah 2:1 - 3:2) |
| 71W | the book of Job |
| 71X | the lyric books: Psalms and Song of Solomon |
| 71X1 | the book of Psalms |
| 71X2 | Song of Solomon, Song of Songs |
| 71Y | the books of Wisdom |
| 71Y1 | the book of Proverbs |
| 73 | New Testament |
| 73A | (scenes from the life of) John the Baptist and Mary |
| 73A1 | story of the birth and youth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25, 1:57-80) |
| 73A2 | ancestors and parents of Christ |
| 73A3 | birth and youth of Mary |
| 73A4 | Mary and Joseph |
| 73A5 | the announcement of Christ's birth (Luke 1:26-38) |
| 73A6 | Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56) |
| 73B | birth and youth of Christ |
| 73B1 | story of the birth of Christ (Luke 2:1-20) |
| 73B2 | adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth |
| 73B3 | circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21) |
| 73B4 | presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39) |
| 73B5 | the story of the three Wise Men (kings or Magi) (Matthew 2:1-12) |
| 73B6 | the massacre of the innocents and the flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23) |
| 73B7 | daily life in Nazareth |
| 73B8 | Holy Family, and derived representations |
| 73B9 | story of the twelve years old Christ in Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52) |
| 73C | public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion |
| 73C1 | story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34) |
| 73C3 | miracles of Christ ~ water |
| 73C4 | miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick |
| 73C5 | miracles of Christ: raising of the dead |
| 73C6 | other miracles of Christ |
| 73C7 | Christ as teacher (part I): explaining his doctrine; teaching ~ parables and proverbs |
| 73C8 | Christ as teacher (part II): parables and proverbial sayings of Christ |
| 73D | Passion of Christ |
| 73D1 | prelude to Christ's Passion |
| 73D2 | the episode of the Last Supper |
| 73D3 | Christ's arrest, trial, and torture |
| 73D4 | from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17) |
| 73D5 | the crucifixion of Christ: prelude to Christ's death on the cross (Matthew 27:34-44; Mark 15:23-32; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:18-24) |
| 73D6 | the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) |
| 73D7 | from Christ's deposition to his entombment (Matthew 27:58-66; Mark 15:46-47; Luke 23:53-56; John 19:39-42) |
| 73D8 | the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs |
| 73D9 | Christ in the underworld, harrowing of hell, Christ in Limbo, 'descensus ad inferos', 'Anastasis' |
| 73E | events from Resurrection to Pentecost (Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 1:3-11); Mary's and Joseph's death |
| 73E1 | Resurrection of Christ |
| 73E2 | the empty tomb ~ Resurrection of Christ |
| 73E3 | appearances of Christ after the Resurrection |
| 73E4 | Christ and his apostles on the Mount of Olives |
| 73E5 | Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present (Acts 2:1-4) |
| 73E7 | Mary's death, assumption and coronation (sometimes some of the 'daughters of the Hebrews' present) |
| 73E8 | Joseph's death and coronation |
| 73F | lives and acts of the apostles of Christ; epistles |
| 73F1 | community of disciples (preaching, healing, etc. in general) (Acts 2:42-47, 4:32 - 5:11) |
| 73F2 | lives and acts of the apostles (part I) |
| 73F3 | lives and acts of the apostles (part II) |
| 73F4 | epistles of the apostles |
| 73G | the Revelation of John, the Apocalypse |
| 73G1 | Revelation 1-3 |
| 73G2 | Revelation 4-5 |
| 73G3 | Revelation 6-11 |
| 73G4 | Revelation 12-18 |
| 73G5 | Revelation 19-22 |
| 8 | Literature |
| 82 | literary characters and objects |
| 82A | names of literary characters |
| 9 | Classical Mythology and Ancient History |
| 92 | gods ~ classical mythology |
| 92F | lesser divinities of Heaven ~ birth and healing |
| 92F2 | (story of) Aesculapius (Asclepius) |
