22 For a long time it was thought and said that once when Rashi was sick, he dictated a Responsum to his daughter. As Zunz was the first to show, this story about Rashi's secretary is based upon the faulty reading of a text. Another legend proved false! Science is remorseless. See <I>Sefer ha- Pardes,</I> ed. Constantinople, 33d, where one must read, <H>uleven bat (Vav Lamed Bet Final_Nun, Bet Tav)</H> not <H>velajen biti (Vav Lamed Kaf Final_Nun, Bet Tav Yod)</H> - See Zunz, <I>Zur Geschichte,</I> p.567, and Berliner, <I>Hebraische Bibliographie,</I> XI; also, <I>Monatsschrift,</I> XXI. 23 As has been shown (chap. II, p.51) Rashi may have begun to write commentaries upon the Talmud during his sojourn In Lorraine. However that may be, it is difficult to dlstinguish in this huge production between the work of his youth and that of his maturity or old age. 24 That is to say "very beautiful." It is a name frequently borne by French Jewesses in the middle ages. Some give the name of her husband as Ephraim. In chap. XI, pp.187 <I>et seq.</I> the sons-in-law and grandchildren of Rashi will receive further consideration. See also Appendix I. 25 According to Jacob Molin ha-Levi, called Maharli, rabbi of Mayence, later of Worms, where he died in 1427. Christian marriages bore many points of resemblance to Jewish marriages. See the work of Lecoy de la Marche, <I>La chaire francaise au moyen-age.</I> 26 See pp.165-6. 27 The economic influence of the Crusades has also been exaggerated. The Crusaders in Palestine came into relations with scarcely no other Turks than those but slightly civilized, and thus saw little of the brilliant Arabic civilization. The Jews certainly contributed more than the Crusades to the development of commerce and the increase of wealth. 28 According to a less popular form of the legend, Godfrey of Bouillon disguised himself as a beggar, and obtained entrance into Rashi's home by asking for alms. But the night before, the visit of the lord had been announced to Rashi in a dream, and on his approach Rashi arose and hailed him by the title of hero. It was in this way that Joan of Arc recognized Charles VII lost in the crowd of his courtiers. 29 See chap. VIII, pp.164 <I>et seq.</I> for further details. The same chapter throws more light on Rashi's spiritual nature. 30 Concerning this enigmatical kinsman of Rashi, see chap. XI, pp.186-7. 31 See chap. VI, p.125. 32 The mistake arises from the fact that certain cursive writing is called "Rashi script." It was generally employed in copying rabbinical works, among others, the works of Rashi. The term indicates the wide popularity enjoyed by the works of Rashi. 33 See p.45. 34 See chap. VI, p.105.