Medieval page references

[Helmut Winkler]

Nick Pelling argues both in his blog (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) and in his book (the curse of the Voynich) that the aiir/aiiv -groups in the vms might be "fake" medieval page references. I have never encountered any page references looking anything like the aiir/aiiv groups in any medieval texts. How did one provide page references in the 15:th century? Does anyone have examples to share of page references looking anything like these groups?  
Thanks!



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Medieval writers did not quote by page, how should they have done this when every transcription or copy  had different page numbers if it had page numbers at all?  If  they  did  not just say e.g. Aristotle in de caelo, they gave book and chapter e.g. lib. vii, chap. 12, a custom which was common at least into the 17th c. They had page numbers and even numbering  of columns, but not for references as we do them, they only had a reference for themselfes. You will not find references the NP way and I don't think he was able to give an example, but he is one of the great medievalists of our times, of course ...