Esther scroll. [Europe, 20th century].
Small format. Smeared parchment. Small Vellish script. Approximately 20 lines per column. Rolled on a wooden roller.
In a number of places in this scroll, letters alluding to Holy Names at the beginnings and ends of words are enlarged (the Name of G-d is not mentioned throughout the Esther scroll, but allusions can be found to His Names. A common Chassidic-Kabbalistic practice is to stress the Names in the scroll; however, according to the opinion of the Vilna Gaon, only letters enlarged by tradition may be enlarged).
Height of parchment: 10.5 cm. Height of roller: 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Dark stains to margins. Tear to top of first membrane, not affecting text.