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[caption id="attachment_4975" align="aligncenter" width="312"] Nicolas de Larmessin II, Almanach pour l'année 1685, 1685, burin et eau-forte, 89 x 54 cm, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France.[/caption]Type : journée d'études.Date : 16 octobre 2017.Lieu : Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.This is to announce a workshop at Waddesdon Manor in conjunction with the exhibition "Glorious Years: French Calendars from Louis XIV to the Revolution". The workshop will explore themes around the production and consumption of French 17th-and 18th-century almanacs (book and print formats), while also looking at the broader context of the history of Time and its depiction during this period. Our distinguished speakers are drawn from across disciplines.To register an interest in attending please email diane.bellis@nationaltrust.org.uk. A charge of £25 covers all catering costs. To secure a place, please call the Waddesdon booking office 01296 820414 (open 10:00–16:00) to pay using either a debit or credit card. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know when you book your place.Programme :10:00 Registration and coffee (Manor Restaurant)10:30Welcome and introductionby Pippa Shirley (Head of Collections, Waddesdon) and Rachel Jacobs (Curator, Waddesdon)10:50 Morning PresentationsMaxime Préaud (formerly conservateur général, département des Estampes et de la Photographie, Bibliothèque nationale de France)Les relations entre la France et l'Angleterre pendant le règne de Louis XIV, selon les almanachs muraux françaisStephen Boyd Davis (Professor of Design Research, Royal College of Art)La Science des Temps: New Ideas of Time in the Eighteenth Century12:10Visit the exhibition "Glorious Years"with curator Rachel Jacobs and Adam Dant (Artist), The Mother of Parliaments: Annual Division of Revenue: A Print for the British Electorate, 201713:00 Lunch in Manor Restaurant14:30 Afternoon PresentationsVéronique Sarrazin (Maître de conférence d'histoire modern, Université d'Angers, Laboratoire CERHIO)Livres et estampes, deux économies de l'almanach dans la 1ère moitié du XVIIIe siècle à ParisMatthew Shaw (Librarian of the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study)Almanacs for a New Era: The French Republican Calendar16:00 Drinks with a chance to visit the manor and exhibitionPresentations will be in both English and French.