Product Specifications
Complete dimensions and specifications for the Founding Edition calendar and The Gallery book.
Quick reference
| Product | Dimensions | Est. Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar (any edition) | 4×6 in | ~11 oz (320 g) |
| The Gallery (book) | 7×7 in | ~14 oz (400 g) |
| Bundle | Combined | ~25 oz (710 g) |
Founding Edition Calendar
Dimensions
Trim: 4×6 inches landscape (4" along top edge)
Thickness: ~¾ inch
Weight
Estimated: ~11 oz (320 g)
Actual weight varies ~5–10% depending on printer and paper selection.
Format & Content
Format: 183 leaves, printed front & back = 366 pages
Binding: Spiral (wire-o), 1–1¼" diameter, black or white
Paper inner: 90–100 gsm uncoated offset, white or natural
Paper cover: 300 gsm (12 pt), matte lamination
Content: One saying per day, village-life watercolour art, hand-numbered (001–500)
Availability
Editions: Bajan, Trinidadian, Jamaican, Haitian (same format, each hand-numbered separately)
Launch: Founding run limited to 500 copies, never reprinted
The Gallery: The Sense Behind the Nonsense
Dimensions
Trim: 7×7 inches square (178 mm)
Thickness: ~¾ inch
Weight
Estimated: ~14 oz (400 g)
Actual weight varies ~5–10% depending on printer and paper selection.
Format & Binding
Format: Casebound hardcover, ~120–160 pages (estimated from the manuscript word count, confirmed with the printer)
Binding: Smyth-sewn (lies flat, enduring for generations)
Cover: Cloth or linen-textured board in cane green, title foil-stamped in rum gold or coral
Endmatter: Ribbon marker, head/tail bands, endpapers
Paper & Finishing
Paper: 100 gsm uncoated cream/natural text stock (archival quality, warm tone)
Typography: Playfair Display for the sayings and titles, DM Sans for body text
Durability: Built to be kept and passed down; designed for decades of reading
Content & Features
Content: Short stories told by the four Gallery Griots — Mrs. Boyce (Barbados), Miss Pearlene (Jamaica), Tantie Gloria (Trinidad & Tobago) and Grann Sandrine (Haiti) — each one built to earn a single Caribbean saying.
Length: Approximately 23,000–27,000 words
Structure: Four parts, one per time of day — morning, midday, dusk and night — following a single day’s journey between the Griots’ homes.
Illustrations: One original spot illustration per story. Each island keeps its own motifs; no island’s artwork is reused for another.
Not a sayings collection: every saying arrives inside a story rather than in a list with a definition. The 365-a-day format is the calendar.
Bundle (Calendar + Book)
Combined specifications
Combined weight: ~25 oz (710 g)
Combined thickness: ~1.5 inches
Contents: One Founding Edition calendar (any island) + one copy of The Gallery book
Notes
- Perpetual dating: The calendar has no year printed, so it never expires and can be reused year after year.
- Hand-numbered: All Founding Edition copies are individually numbered 001–500 across all four island editions.
- Estimated weights: Based on paper stocks and production specifications; actual weight from the printer may vary 5–10%.
- Customisation: Hardcover cover colour, foil colour, and endpaper designs can be customised for future editions.