Commentary for Menachot 59:16

ובין שיטה לשיטה כמלא שיטה ובין תיבה לתיבה כמלא אות קטנה ובין אות לאות כמלא חוט השערה

.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A mnemonic made up of the characteristic Hebrew letters of the rules which follow.');">¹³</span> Our Rabbis taught: A man should use sheets [of parchment] which contain from three to eight columns; he should not use one which contains less columns or more.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As each sheet was sewn to the others it is advisable for the sake of utility not to have the seams too near or too far apart from each other.');">¹⁴</span>

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