@Hitch/DaleDe - I am not entirely sure to be able to follow your answers.
One information you might find useful is a small section of the actual TOC, where you can see that I am talking about an enormous encyclopedic work (just short of 800 pages originally), where structure is most important to allow a meaningful reading experience.
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/rc90xuxmrsmz4v9/oi-LucFyjE