Title
William Tyndale window, Hertford College, Oxford
Subject
Burned for translating the Bible
Description
This stained-glass window at Hertford College, Oxford, commemorates William Tyndale, a martyr who had studied at Oxford.
It was installed in 1994 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his birth, thought to be 1494. The image at the bottom of the window shows Tyndale examining page proofs and is based on drawings of a typical sixteenth-century printer’s shop in Antwerp, where he published most of his books. The names of the first translators of the Bible into other languages appear around the border.
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It was installed in 1994 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his birth, thought to be 1494. The image at the bottom of the window shows Tyndale examining page proofs and is based on drawings of a typical sixteenth-century printer’s shop in Antwerp, where he published most of his books. The names of the first translators of the Bible into other languages appear around the border.
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Creator
James Powell
Publisher
Museum of Oxford
Date
1911
Rights
Photo credit: With the permission of the Principal, Fellows and Scholars of Hertford College in the University of Oxford
Alt text
A stained glass window. A man stands in the centre beneath an arch with the inscription 'William Tindale', and 'Every man in his own language'. Around him are the names of other translators of the Bible. Beneath him is a scene in which several men use a printing press and study their results.
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