Church Fathers
authors of the 8th century who made a considerable contribution to the teachings and identity of Christianity
Cicero
in typographic measuring systems, the scale for a type size of 12 points
cimelia
rare and valuable ancient manuscripts and prints that are very important in the collection or library
cipher
encoded characters in a secret text
civilian
a person belonging to a society who is not a member of its military
civilisation
a way of life developed and ordered according to bourgeois perceptions
class
a legally, socially and largely culturally enclosed group linked through commonalities relating to ancestry, profession, property or education
Classicism
an era of art history lasting from approximately 1770 to 1840
classified catalogue
a library subject catalogue with documents systematically grouped together according to their subject relevance
clay tablet
clay writing slab primarily used to display cuneiform script that was stamped into the surface