Bibliothèque municipale de Douai
 A page from one of the medieval illuminated manuscripts held by the library (BM Douai Ms. 340) | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Public library |
| Scope | Bibliothèque Municipale Classée |
| Established | 1767 |
| Reference to legal mandate | Code général des collectivités territoriales, art. L 1422-2 & R 1422-2; Code du patrimoine, art. L 310-2 |
| Location | 117 Rue de la Fonderie, 59500 Douai |
| Collection | |
| Size | about 250,000 works (including 600 medieval manuscripts and 300 incunables) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Guillaume Klaes |
| Website | http://www.bm-douai.fr |
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]
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
- ↑ The Medieval Bestiary, last updated Jan. 15, 2011; consulted Apr. 22, 2014.
- ↑ Jean Bleton, Les Nouvelles Bibliothèques Municipales de Douai et de Beauvais, Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France no. 5 (1957). Consulted 22 April 2014.
- ↑ La réserve patrimoniale, Library website. Consulted 22 Apr., 2014.
External links
- La bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore(French)
- Page on the library in Catalogue collectif de France (CCFr).(French)
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