LC Cutter Tables

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Basic Cutter Tables

1. After initial vowels

   for the second letter:	b	d	l,m	n	p	r	s,t	u-y
   use number:	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

2. After initial letter S

   for the second letter:	a	ch	e	h,i	m-p	t	u
   use number:	2	3	4	5	6	7-8	9

3. After initial letters Qu

   for the third letter:	a	e	i	o	r	y
   use number:	3	4	5	6	7	9
   for names beginning Qa-Qt
   use :	2-29

4. After other initial consonants

   for the second letter:	a	e	i	o	r	u	y
   use number:	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

5. When an additional number is preferred

   for the third letter:	a-d	e-h	i-l	m	n-q	r-t	u-w	x-z
   use number:	2*	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

   (*optional for third letter a or b)
   Numbers go in A 12-19

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LC's P Class Cutters

Tables for Individual Authors

Table XL, Guide I

Distribution of Cutter numbers for Individual works.

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Tables for Individual Authors

Table XL, Guide II

Distribution of Cutter numbers for Biography and Criticism.

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LC's Individual Biography Cutters

For those classes for which a unique table is not provided, the following general table is used:

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LC Translation Cutters

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