Reply To: How was Daf Yomi studied originally?

I know of no evidence that Rashi wrote incognito. He was already famous at age 20, and became Rav of Troyes at age 30 or so, when he established his own yeshiva there. The term “kuntrus” is used only because his perush was published in “notebook=kuntrus” form, with many copies available. This is similar to the famous “stencils” of the Brisker Rov. Say the word “stencil” in yeshivishe circles and everyone knows what is means. That does not make the work anonymous, rather it identifies the author publicly. Thus, it is also unlikely that Rashi needed to quote himself anywhere. All knew of him and his copied works.