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Literature in Spanish and Portuguese: Guide to this Guide

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Call number ranges for browsing the HBLL's physical collections

Call number ranges for the principal collections on Latin America and Iberia found in the HBLL

  • DP 1-402
    • History of Spain
  • DP 500-900
    • History of Portugal
  • F 1201-3799
    • History of Latin America and the Caribbean, including Brazil

  • PC 3801-3976
    • Catalán language, linguistics, and literature
  • PM 3001-7356
    • Indigenous Languages & Literatures of Latin America and the Caribbean

  • PQ 6001-6726
    • Peninsular Spanish Literature
  • PQ 7001-8929
    • Spanish American Literature 
  • PQ 9000-9500
    • Peninsular Portuguese Literature
  • PQ 9500-9999
    • Brazilian Literature