You make it sound like I only have one - Edit 1
Before modification by Tom at 24/11/2009 04:01:31 PM
The organisation is as follows (all bookcases are full, tall bookcases unless otherwise specified):
BEDROOM
Bookcase One:
Russian literature in Russian, organised chronologically starting with Pushkin. Books on the top of the bookcase held in place by Metropolitan Museum of Art Assyrian bull bookends are contemporary Russian literature and pop fiction as well as Russian fairy tales.
Bookcase Two (tall but very narrow bookcase):
Russian poetry in Russian (shelves one through three), biographies of Russians in Russian (remainder of shelf three), longer works from Silver Age Russian poets (including novels) (shelf four) and historical criticism (shelf five).
Bookcase Three:
Classic fantasy and childrens literature - Tolkien (including the 12-part Christopher Tolkien series of his father's drafts), C.S. Lewis, Lloyd Alexander, A.A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Kipling's Just So Stories, the Arthurian legends, the complete Sherlock Holmes, the Arabian Nights in six huge volumes and the complete Calvin and Hobbes (among a few other books).
Bookcase Four (short bookcase):
Poetry in English (top shelf), philosophy (middle shelf) and contemporary English-language fiction (bottom shelf), with psychology on the top of the bookcase between Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian ramshead bookends.
LIBRARY
Bookcase One:
Classic literature in English (all shelves, including books at top of bookcase between Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian sphinx bookends).
Bookcase Two:
political and economic theory and some philosophy (top shelf), assorted books on world civilisation (second shelf), assorted books on spirituality (third shelf), books on sex, drugs, rock and roll, the mafia, and other edgy subjects (fourth shelf), large oversized art books (lowest shelf).
Bookcase Three:
Foreign language books in Western languages and dictionaries, reference grammars, etc. for the same (top shelf and above bookcase between antique bookends), reference grammars, dictionaries and the like for languages of the former Soviet Union (Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Kazakh, Chechen) (second shelf), general reference works (third shelf), law books used on a regular basis (fourth shelf), more law books and general reference, mostly oversized (lowest shelf).
Bookcase Four:
All five shelves are exclusively Russian history.
Bookcase Five:
Books in Classical Greek and Latin (shelves 1-2), grammars, reference works and academical works regarding the same (shelf 3), occult and esoteric works (shelves 4-5).
Bookcase Six:
History of Religion and Western Religious Criticism, including books in original languages (top shelf), late Egypt and Mystery Religions (second shelf), Ancient Egypt generally (third through fifth shelves)
Bookcase Seven:
Judaica (top shelf), the Zohar (occupies entire second shelf), Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic grammars and books on Islam (third shelf), Sumeria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and books on their languages (fourth and fifth shelves).
Bookcase Eight:
Western History in chronological order (all shelves, though the lower shelf is not chronological but for oversized books)
Bookcase Nine:
Non-Western History (India, Persia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Indonesia, Mesoamerica, North America) and my encyclopedia of exploration.
Bookcase Ten (short bookcase):
The Wheel of Time (top shelf), Dungeons & Dragons books and modules (remainder of bookcase).
Bookcase Eleven (short bookcase):
Fantasy and Sci-Fi exclusively
BASEMENT
Three short bookcases of overflow and crap.
BEDROOM
Bookcase One:
Russian literature in Russian, organised chronologically starting with Pushkin. Books on the top of the bookcase held in place by Metropolitan Museum of Art Assyrian bull bookends are contemporary Russian literature and pop fiction as well as Russian fairy tales.
Bookcase Two (tall but very narrow bookcase):
Russian poetry in Russian (shelves one through three), biographies of Russians in Russian (remainder of shelf three), longer works from Silver Age Russian poets (including novels) (shelf four) and historical criticism (shelf five).
Bookcase Three:
Classic fantasy and childrens literature - Tolkien (including the 12-part Christopher Tolkien series of his father's drafts), C.S. Lewis, Lloyd Alexander, A.A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Kipling's Just So Stories, the Arthurian legends, the complete Sherlock Holmes, the Arabian Nights in six huge volumes and the complete Calvin and Hobbes (among a few other books).
Bookcase Four (short bookcase):
Poetry in English (top shelf), philosophy (middle shelf) and contemporary English-language fiction (bottom shelf), with psychology on the top of the bookcase between Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian ramshead bookends.
LIBRARY
Bookcase One:
Classic literature in English (all shelves, including books at top of bookcase between Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian sphinx bookends).
Bookcase Two:
political and economic theory and some philosophy (top shelf), assorted books on world civilisation (second shelf), assorted books on spirituality (third shelf), books on sex, drugs, rock and roll, the mafia, and other edgy subjects (fourth shelf), large oversized art books (lowest shelf).
Bookcase Three:
Foreign language books in Western languages and dictionaries, reference grammars, etc. for the same (top shelf and above bookcase between antique bookends), reference grammars, dictionaries and the like for languages of the former Soviet Union (Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Kazakh, Chechen) (second shelf), general reference works (third shelf), law books used on a regular basis (fourth shelf), more law books and general reference, mostly oversized (lowest shelf).
Bookcase Four:
All five shelves are exclusively Russian history.
Bookcase Five:
Books in Classical Greek and Latin (shelves 1-2), grammars, reference works and academical works regarding the same (shelf 3), occult and esoteric works (shelves 4-5).
Bookcase Six:
History of Religion and Western Religious Criticism, including books in original languages (top shelf), late Egypt and Mystery Religions (second shelf), Ancient Egypt generally (third through fifth shelves)
Bookcase Seven:
Judaica (top shelf), the Zohar (occupies entire second shelf), Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic grammars and books on Islam (third shelf), Sumeria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and books on their languages (fourth and fifth shelves).
Bookcase Eight:
Western History in chronological order (all shelves, though the lower shelf is not chronological but for oversized books)
Bookcase Nine:
Non-Western History (India, Persia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Indonesia, Mesoamerica, North America) and my encyclopedia of exploration.
Bookcase Ten (short bookcase):
The Wheel of Time (top shelf), Dungeons & Dragons books and modules (remainder of bookcase).
Bookcase Eleven (short bookcase):
Fantasy and Sci-Fi exclusively
BASEMENT
Three short bookcases of overflow and crap.