Excerpt from The History of the Talmud, Vol. 1: From the Time of Its Formation, About, 200 B. C., Up to the Present Time
The ancient authors used to begin the prefaces to their works with the proverb " Sepher be Lo Hakdamha keguph be Lo Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The History of the Talmud, Vol. 1 (Michael L. Rodkinson)