I had a similar problem: ! No declaration for shape OMS/pzccm/b/n. sub@sfcnt ...e forspace shapespace mandatory@arg }error@fontshape else #1{Fo...
It was caused by a paragraph sign in a headline: \section*{\S 1 ...}
(the symbol prints fine in normal text).
I could resolve the problem by using the paragraph sign in a math
environment: \section*{$\S$ 1 ...}
It's not exactly brilliant, but it works. Ralph