In Prague we visited a very old library. The interior was magnificent and the amount of old books (the oldest on the shelves was from around 1200) just standing next to open windows was staggering. They even had a collection of books about shrubberies and trees, as you can see in image 4, the great thing about the books is that their covers are made from the plant itself.
It would be great to do your homework in such an environment…