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.
The fifth call for expression of interest Biblissima+ (2025-2026) is closed.
The next call will be launched in autumn of 2026.
News
After examination by the Scientific Advisory Board, the Biblissima+ Executive Committee has selected 9 projects to be funded in 2026.
As part of the development of Biblissima Texts — a portal dedicated to providing access to texts from ancient written cultures — the ALMAnaCH team (Inria Paris) is organising a one-day workshop on 21 September at the ENS Lyon (SHS campus).
Biblissima+ Cluster 2 is organising its annual event in the form of a workshop entitled “Analysis of the materiality of manuscripts and data sharing” on 30 June and 1 July 2026 at the Maison de la chimie (Paris).
Cette année, les journées Biblissima+ la forme d'ateliers au Campus Condorcet, les 20 et 21 mai prochains.