Shiltei HaGibborim, magnum opus about the Temple building and the order of the sacrificial services. With chapters on various branches of science. Authored by Rabbi Avraham HaRofeh MiSha’ar Aryeh. Material about the author and the book is included with this lot. Unique work including 90 chapters about the Temple building and its vessels as well as the priestly vestments. The author inserts matters of various scientific fields into the text, including medicine, zoology, botany and chemistry. Later in the book there are three parts with separate title pages about the sacrificial services. There is an interesting musical description of the Simchat Beit HaSho’evah, including an orderly list of musical instruments and the precise sequence of their use. There is also a special schedule arranged by day of the week for annual study of Torah, Prophets and Writings, mishnah, gemarah, midrash and Zohar. The Greek alphabet appears on leaf 8. Four sections. Pedigree copy: There is a gilt sticker on the title page from the library of the Admo”r Rabbi Menachem Nachum Dov (R’ Nachum Berenyu) of Sadigura [1843-1883], paternal grandson of the holy Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, who owned a large, important library (most of the books in his library do not contain this sticker). Owner’s stamps of Rabbi Eliezer Silver, president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada. He became famous for his rescue work during WWII. He filled various rabbinical positions in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio. Additional owner’s signature on the title page: “לדהו”מ הק’ שמעון בה”ה… אטקס הכ”מ.” Rabbi Avraham HaRofeh ben Rabbi Eliezer HaRofeh [1542-1612] was a sage and famous expert doctor in the duchy of Mantua and all across Italy. He writes his life story at the conclusion of the book, including the stroke he suffered, and that he recovered. He also authored medical books in Latin, including a book requested by the Duke of Mantua. 12, 186 leaves, 28 cm. Quality paper. Handwritten gloss in the margins of the foreword. Fine condition. Aging stains. Restoration of several leaves. Blemish in the margins of the title page. New binding.