The , now known as ( named after the Douai-born poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore) is a library located in Douai, France. Founded in 1767, it was bombed on August 11, 1944.The Medieval Bestiary, last updated Jan. 15, 2011; consulted Apr. 22, 2014. The library reopened in 1955, in a new building designed by the architect Maurice Coasnes.Jean Bleton, Les Nouvelles Bibliothèques Municipales de Douai et de Beauvais, Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France no. 5 (1957). Consulted 22 April 2014.

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).La réserve patrimoniale , Library website. Consulted 22 Apr., 2014.

See also List of libraries in France

References

External links La bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore Page on the library in Catalogue collectif de France (CCFr).