An overview of some historical knowledge organisation systems and classifications with a special emphasy on m

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AbstractThe article gives an overview of some most prominent historical turning – points in the field of knowledge organization and western European sistematization of science, based on Greek and christian philosophy. Some examples of earlier attempts to unify the systems of knowledge organization and science systematization are presented. Some specific systems of the most prominent European christian religious orders’ library contents arrangement and classification are described in this context.