Noun
(obsolete) A library.
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe thirteenth century, in particular, was Burges's chosen field, and he modelled his style of draughtsmanship on the famous sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. William Burges
This is because academics are increasingly confident the Birmingham manuscript has an exact match in the National Library of France, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Source: Internet