In some texts, there are insane attempts to not change numbers between versions. If pages are removed, those page numbers are not used. If text is added, they add sub-page numbers, like sub-bullets in an outline. Some legal tomes are in binders, not hard-bound, to accommodate this.
This leads to page numbers like 247.1151a-iii. Which is then the canonical page number for a block of text.
It's enough to make the Library of Congress filing system seem simple and rational!!
I have been in charge of maintaining binders that work that way. It's a pain, especially if updates to the same section arrive out of chronological order, and you're using a shredder . . .
This leads to page numbers like 247.1151a-iii. Which is then the canonical page number for a block of text.
It's enough to make the Library of Congress filing system seem simple and rational!!