Sorry to spoil a good story, but after a flurry of excitement when Jack Lunzer first acquired the Talmud - indeed a marvelous story!- it was determined that the Talmud belonged/was bought by an Oxford Professor of Hebrew, Richard Brauerne. When Sothebys sold the Talmud, their brochure didn’t mention Henry!
Great article! I finally understand a bit of your obsession with Gittin
Sorry to spoil a good story, but after a flurry of excitement when Jack Lunzer first acquired the Talmud - indeed a marvelous story!- it was determined that the Talmud belonged/was bought by an Oxford Professor of Hebrew, Richard Brauerne. When Sothebys sold the Talmud, their brochure didn’t mention Henry!