Bidspirit auction | EPHRAIM SHLOMO OF LUNTSCHYTZ. Ir

EPHRAIM SHLOMO OF LUNTSCHYTZ. Ir Gibborim [sermons on Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 137. Inscription on verso of title-page. Trimmed, stained and worn in places. Modern boards. Folio. Vinograd, Basle 166. Basle, Ambrosius Froben, 1580. R. Ephraim Luntschytz later issued an expanded version of Ir Gibborm entiled Oleloth Ephraim following criticism received for his alleged neglect to cite sufficient sources in the earlier work. He defended himself by stating: “At the time [that I wrote Ir Gibborim] I had neither bread to eat, nor clothes to wear, and had no books to consult… I wrote only the things that my memory retained from my youth.” See M. Carmilly-Weinberger, Censorship and Freedom of Expression in Jewish History (1977) pp. 151-52. Best known for his Keli Yakar, the author (1550-1619) rose to become Av Beth Din of Prague. In his youth he was a student of R. Shlomo Luria (MaHaRSHa’L).