Book Title: Die gantze Bibel : das ist alle Bücher allts vnnd neüws Testaments den vrsprünglichen spraachen nach auffs aller treüwlichest verteütschet : Darzu sind yetzund kom[m]en ein schön vnd volkom[m]en Register od[er] Zeyger über die gantzen Bibel. Die jarzal vnnd rächnung der zeyten von Adamen biss an Christu[m] mit sampt gwüssen Concordantzen, Argumenten, Zalen vn[nd] Figuren

Author: Froschauer, Christoph, d. 1564, printer

Image Title: Initial Letter W

Description: The initial letter "W", depicting the William Tell's successful attempt to shoot an apple off the head of his son, at the order of Gessler, the Austrian governor of Uri (Tell's canton), who stands in the background. On the ground is the pole and hat that represented the governor's authority, which Tell refused to honor, and in Tell's jacket is the second arrow--to be used to kill Gessler if Tell had killed his son..

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