Obj. ID: 38808
Jewish printed books  Emek ha-Melech by Yekutiel Zeev Zalman Ben Yosef Yozel, Lemberg, 1808

This text was prepared by William Gross:

Commentary on the Rambam's Mishneh Torah by R' Yekutiel Zeev Zalman Wolf. Born in Moravia, R' Yekutiel led the Hungarian community (as Av Bet Din) of Huncovce from the beginning of the 19th century until his death in 1818.
R' Yekutiel Wolf was one of many distinguished rabbis who served in Huncovce, and contributed to its becoming one of the important Torah centers in Hungary. These rabbis built a Yeshiva of great repute; besides the rabbi and the dayan, there were three magidim (story-tellers) who served there so that most of the Jewish men were able to participate in Torah lessons.
This edition of R' Yekutiel's commentary on the Mishneh Torah was issued in Lviv, 10 years before his death, by Naftali Grossman.
Naftali Hertz Grossman was the son of the famous female printer, Judith Rosanes (who was herself the great-grandaughter of the renowned printer Uri Phoebus). Although his mother ran her successful press in Lemberg, Naftali established his own printing house in that city beginning in 1797. Upon his death in 1827, Naftali's wife, Chave Grossman, continued running the press until 1849. When she died, the press was continued by her daughter Feige, who ran the business until at least 1857.
Grossman's mark (Ya'ari 194) shows a popularly-employed architectural monument flanked by urns and topped by a bird holding a branch in its beak. The oval cartouche in the center holds his monogram; his full name is within the frame around the oval.