- 1990 : 1st european contest – “Arenas Ritual “ of the Bonnat Museum
- 1991 : 1st european biennial – “Europeaens Poetries” of the 12 membres countries
- 1993 : 2nd european biennial – “The Labourd” by H. Lamant-Duhart
- 1995 : 3rd european biennial – “Ravel the Basque” by G. Pialloux
- 1997 : 4th european biennial – “Saint-Jean de Luz / Ciboure, a Corsair city” by G. Pialloux
- 1999 : 5th world biennial – “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand
- 2001 : 6th world biennial – “Fisherman in Iceland” by Pierre Loti
- 2003 : 7th world biennial – “The Atlantide” by Pierre Benoit
- 2005 : 8th world biennial – “Around the World in 80 days” by Jules Verne
- 2007 : 9th world biennial – “Tales of Mother Goose” by Charles Perrault
- 2009 : 10th world biennial – “The Marriage of Figaro” by Beaumarchais
- 2011 : 11th world biennial – “The Fables of La Fontaine”
- 2013 : 12th world biennial – “L’Aiguille creuse” by Maurice Leblanc
- 2015 : 13th world biennial – “Friday and Robinson” by Michel Tournier
- 2017 : 14th world biennial – “The Art of being grand-father” by Victor Hugo
- 2019 : 15th world biennial – “L’Étranger” by Albert Camus
- 2022 : 16th world biennial – “The Lion” by Joseph Kessel
The World Biennials of Art Bookbinding since 1990
The Biennials of Art bookbinding : 30 years of existence, 16 held contests !
Throughout the years we proposed admired works of french literature. It always was fine editions.
All bindings are exposed, and published here.
Enjoy the visit !