bibliotheca

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Aiming at historical fulness and fidelity, we turned to our national bibliotheca at the British Museum, where we fished out of the vasty deep of treasures a MS. without date or name.

From Moon Lore by Harley, Timothy

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

For the canonical aspect, Ferraris, Prompta bibliotheca, s.v.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

In the same essay he says that Mabillon called Magliabechi "Museum inambulans, et viva qu�dam bibliotheca."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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