Call for papers for the CaeSAR ‘Punch’s Pocket Book’ project: ‘Global circulations – annuals and pocket books on the move’, 26–27 November 2026, University of Caen Normandy

Early almanacs, Alison Chapman writes, displayed a remarkable sensitivity to both time and place.Marketed as reference-books on the movements of the planets and stars, they were often calculated for precise geographical locations, and supplied valuable information on harvest fairs and other local events. Most early modern almanacs were sold unbound, which reduced costs and allowed them to be rolled up “fit for one’s pocket,” making them quintessentially mobile objects. As they flooded the eighteenth-century market, almanacs, albums, gift books appeared in a variety of forms and sizes to appeal to different sections of the readership.

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