About
Biblissima+ is a structuring facility for research (EquipEx+) based around 7 areas of expertise bringing together researchers, curators and engineers on a national scale to study ancient texts and their transmission throughout History.
Community
Biblissima+ brings together 17 teams working on ancient written traditions, from Antiquity to the computational humanities, within a consortium of 15 higher education and research institutions, one private company and the Ministry of Culture.
Organisation
The governance of Biblissima+ is ensured by a Supervisory Monitoring Committee, an Executive Committee and an Executive Board supported by an international Advisory Board. The digital infrastructure is managed by the Biblissima+ Portal team.
Biblissima+ Calls for Projects
Biblissima+ allows young researchers or organisations that are not necessarily part of its founding partners to benefit from its means of action for research, documentation, digitisation and valorization operations focusing on historical collections of manuscripts, early printed books or other text-bearing objects, or to develop new tools and new usage of its portal.
View the selected projects from previous calls
The sixth call for expression of interest Biblissima+ (2026-2027) is opened since July 15.
News
Le cluster 5b de Biblissima+ a le plaisir d'annoncer la tenue de ses journées annuelles 2026 à Caen, du 15 décembre (après-midi) au 17 décembre (matin).
The "AI and Intertextuality in Ancient Languages" conference will be held on October 26 and 27, 2026, at the Maison Internationale des Langues et Cultures in Lyon. It is organized by Biblissima+ Cluster 7.
Les journées annuelles 2026 du Cluster 4 de Biblissima+, intitulées "Systèmes graphiques et communication : modélisation et annotation à l’ère numérique", se tiendront à l'Humathèque du Campus Condorcet, du 9 au 11 septembre 2026.
Biblissima+ is launching its sixth call for expressions of interest for joint efforts in research, documentation, digitisation and valorization operations focusing on historical collections of manuscripts, early printed documents or other text-bearing objects, within the scope of the project, or to develop new tools and new usage of its portal.