Bibliothèque municipale de Douai

The Bibliothèque municipale de Douai, now Bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (after the Douai-born poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore) is a library in Douai, France. Founded in 1767, it was bombed on August 11, 1944.[1] The library reopened in 1955, in a new building designed by the architect Maurice Coasnes.[2]

Bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
A page from one of the medieval illuminated manuscripts held by the library (BM Douai Ms. 340)
CountryFrance
TypePublic library
ScopeBibliothèque Municipale Classée
Established1767
Reference to legal mandateCode général des collectivités territoriales, art. L 1422-2 & R 1422-2; Code du patrimoine, art. L 310-2
Location117 Rue de la Fonderie, 59500 Douai
Collection
Sizeabout 250,000 works (including 600 medieval manuscripts and 300 incunables)
Other information
DirectorGuillaume Klaes
Websitehttp://www.bm-douai.fr
Map

The special collections ("réserve patrimoniale") include 607 medieval manuscripts (many of which were confiscated at the suppression of Anchin Abbey and Marchiennes Abbey during the French Revolution), over 300 incunables, a considerable number of works printed in Douai on hand-operated presses from 1569 onwards, and the literary remains (letters and manuscripts) of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859).[3]

References
  1. The Medieval Bestiary, last updated Jan. 15, 2011; consulted Apr. 22, 2014.
  2. Jean Bleton, Les Nouvelles Bibliothèques Municipales de Douai et de Beauvais, Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France no. 5 (1957). Consulted 22 April 2014.
  3. La réserve patrimoniale Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Library website. Consulted 22 Apr., 2014.

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