source book

source book

n.1. A primary document, as of history, literature, or religion, on which secondary writings are based.2. A collection of such documents.

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source book - a collection of historically important documents published together as a bookbook of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"