Microfilm and Ohio Imprints

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Microfilm and Ohio Imprints

• By Jennifer Johnson

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Microfilm

• A geographical dictionary representing the
  present and ancient names of all the countries,
  provinces, remarkable cities, universities,
  ports, towns, mountains, seas, streights,
  fountains, and rivers of the whole world, their
  distances, longitudes and latitudes with a short
  historical account of the same, and their present
  state to which is added an index of the ancient
  and Latin names
• Written by Edmund Bohun
• Published in London, 1688

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Title Page

• No illustrations on title page
• No half title page
• Only extra markings were stamp from Library of
  Congress and two handwritten fractions.

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Contents of Book

• Printing style is double column
• Alphabetical listing of locations around the
  known world
• No illustrations in book, but latitude and
  longitude chart located at the end of the book
• 37p index for ancient and Latin names of listed
  locations

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Main body of book
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Latitude and Longitude Tables
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Index
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Author Biography

• Edmund Bohun was a press licenser in England, and
  he was also very involved in politics
• His opinions made him many enemies, including a
  fellow writer who tricked Bohun into printing a
  book that made him very unpopular and basically
  got him fired from his position with the King.
• This fellow writer also published a kind of
  tell-all about Bohun that was very negative in
  tone and it circulated widely in London
• The negative sentiment that the public had for
  Bohun transferred to their feelings for the
  licensing regulations in the publishing industry.
  Due to his public disgrace, the Licensing Act
  was allowed to expire and this essentially freed
  the printing presses in London

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Ohio Imprint

• The Excellency of The Liturgy Four Discourses,
  Preached Before The University of Cambridge In
  November, 1811. Also, A University Sermon,
  Containing The Churchmans Confession, or an
  Appeal to the Liturgy.
• By Rev. Charles Simeon, M.A.
• Second American Edition, printed in 1831 by Isaac
  N. Whiting of Columbus Ohio

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Title Page and Binding

• Some stains on paper, but overall good condition
• No half title page
• Printed in octavo format
• No pages loose or missing

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Contents of Book

• The Reverend has four separate discussions of
  parts of the liturgy that he feels are very
  important-requests to God, liturgy in practice,
  purity of church services, and ordination
  services
• The entire second part of the book is devoted to
  the practice and concept of the confessional.

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Author Biography

• Born 1759, Died 1836
• A Reverend and Fellow at Kings College in
  Cambridge
• Very devoted and popular with parishioners
• His favorite thing to do was to preach, many of
  his sermons were published in book format. His
  goal was "to humble the sinner, to exalt the
  Saviour, to promote holiness."