bibliotheca
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Emptis quod libris tibi bibliotheca referta est, Doctum et grammaticum te, philomuse, putas.
From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard
This national bibliotheca sacra in which the writings of the prophets were deposited as soon as they were composed is the product of pure fiction.
From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington
E bibliotheca Marquardii Gudii ad I. A. Fabricium, et, ex huius dono, ad Theodorum Ianssonium ab Almeloueen transmigrauere; qui illas suæ, Amstelodami 1709 8vo in lucem prolatæ; Apicii editioni inseri curauit.”
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers
In the catalogue dated 1512 it is called Intima et ultima secretior bibliotheca, and seems to have contained the most valued treasures.
From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis
In the same essay he says that Mabillon called Magliabechi "Museum inambulans, et viva qu�dam bibliotheca."
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