VOLTAIRE for the 19th edition ! - Biennales Mondiales de la Reliure d'Art

ANNOUNCING THE THEME OF THE 19TH BIENNALE!

Following an edition devoted to Colette’s La Vagabonde, we invite you to join us in 2028 as the Biennales Mondiales de la Reliure d’Art celebrate one of the greatest figures in French literature: VOLTAIRE.

For this 19th edition, bookbinders from around the world are invited to draw inspiration from three of his celebrated philosophical tales:

Zadig ou La Destinée
Micromégas
La Princesse de Babylone

Three stories, three illustrations, three worlds — each inviting us to explore, reflect and imagine. An imagined Orient, distant worlds, adventure, philosophy, satire and wonder: Voltaire’s universe offers a rich source of inspiration for bookbinders.

Now it is their turn to imagine, compose and create… transforming these texts into unique works of art through fine bookbinding.

Registration for the 19th Biennale Mondiale de la Reliure d’Art opens in December 2026!