diff --git a/docs/cookbook.md b/docs/cookbook.md
index b8d5c95c..34e9ae41 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook.md
+++ b/docs/cookbook.md
@@ -205,10 +205,45 @@ Backends that support area: `pdftotext` (native, uses `-x/-y/-W/-H`) and
 `input_module: pdftotext` at the top level (bundled area templates already do
 this).
 
+## "An envelope identifies the supplier; the invoice is on later pages"
+
+Scope every text selector independently. This is the preferred form for a
+multi-page document whose envelope, payment reference, invoice header and
+line items live on different pages:
+
+```yaml
+issuer: Example supplier
+input_module: pdftotext
+match:
+  pages: 1
+  keywords:
+    - Example supplier
+fields:
+  invoice_number:
+    parser: regex
+    pages: "2-3"
+    regex: 'Invoice number\\s+(\\S+)'
+  payment_reference:
+    parser: regex
+    pages: 1
+    regex: 'Reference\\s+(\\S+)'
+  lines:
+    parser: lines
+    pages: "2-3"
+    line: '...'
+```
+
+`match.pages` only gates template selection. A field's `pages` limits only
+that field, and combines with its `area` when both are set. This applies to
+modern `fields:` parsers, including `fields.lines`. Camelot is already
+page-aware through its own table setting. It is intentionally not attached to
+static values or other settings that do not read document text.
+
 ## "Only certain PDF pages are the invoice"
 
-Use a top-level inclusive `pages:` range. Unlike a field `area:`, this limits
-template keywords, document fields, field areas and line extraction together:
+For an existing homogeneous template, the top-level inclusive `pages:` range
+remains available as a compatibility shortcut. It limits template keywords,
+document fields, field areas and line extraction together:
 
 ```yaml
 issuer: Example supplier
diff --git a/src/invoice2data/api.py b/src/invoice2data/api.py
index defc8960..69eb6c1e 100644
--- a/src/invoice2data/api.py
+++ b/src/invoice2data/api.py
@@ -285,10 +285,14 @@ def _match_template(
 def _match_template_for_reader(
     extracted_str: str, templates: list[InvoiceTemplate], invoicefile: str, reader: Any
 ) -> tuple[InvoiceTemplate | None, str]:
-    """Match templates, applying a template's optional page scope first."""
+    """Match templates, applying the match selector's optional page scope."""
     for template in templates:
         scoped_text = extracted_str
-        pages = template.get("pages")
+        match = template.get("match")
+        # ``pages`` at the template root is the pre-1.1 compatibility form.
+        # New templates make the matching scope explicit in ``match.pages``;
+        # their fields select their own text independently.
+        pages = match.get("pages") if isinstance(match, dict) else template.get("pages")
         if pages is not None:
             try:
                 scoped_text = extract_text(reader, invoicefile, pages=pages)
@@ -302,7 +306,10 @@ def _match_template_for_reader(
                 )
                 continue
         if template.matches_input(scoped_text):
-            return template, scoped_text
+            # A selector-based template may match an envelope while extracting
+            # its invoice fields from later pages. Do not leak its match scope
+            # into those fields; each field owns its own optional ``pages``.
+            return template, extracted_str if isinstance(match, dict) else scoped_text
     return None, extracted_str
 
 
diff --git a/src/invoice2data/extract/invoice_template.py b/src/invoice2data/extract/invoice_template.py
index 9622f335..9ead9c1a 100644
--- a/src/invoice2data/extract/invoice_template.py
+++ b/src/invoice2data/extract/invoice_template.py
@@ -269,17 +269,24 @@ def extract(
 
         for k, v in self["fields"].items():
             if isinstance(v, dict):
+                parser_settings = dict(v)
+                # A modern field is a text selector in its own right. Keep
+                # ``pages`` out of parser settings: it controls input text,
+                # rather than the regex/lines parser's behaviour.
+                pages = parser_settings.pop("pages", self.get("pages"))
                 optimized_str_for_parser = _handle_area(
                     self,
-                    v,
+                    parser_settings,
                     input_module,
                     invoice_file,
                     optimized_str,
-                    self.get("pages"),
+                    pages,
                 )
 
-                if "parser" in v:
-                    _handle_parser(self, k, v, optimized_str_for_parser, output)
+                if "parser" in parser_settings:
+                    _handle_parser(
+                        self, k, parser_settings, optimized_str_for_parser, output
+                    )
 
             elif k.startswith("static_"):
                 logger.debug("field=%s | static value=%s", k, v)
@@ -343,7 +350,7 @@ def _handle_area(
     optimized_str: str,
     pages: Any = None,
 ) -> str:
-    """Handle area-specific extraction."""
+    """Select a field's optional page range and/or physical area."""
     if "area" in v and supports_area(input_module):
         logger.debug(f"Area was specified with parameters {v['area']}")
         optimized_str_area: str = extract_text(
@@ -355,6 +362,8 @@ def _handle_area(
         )
         logger.debug("END pdftotext area result =============================")
         return optimized_str_area
+    if pages is not None:
+        return extract_text(input_module, invoice_file, pages=pages)
     return optimized_str
 
 
diff --git a/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py b/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py
index c686bad1..2528c7b3 100644
--- a/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py
+++ b/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py
@@ -217,6 +217,39 @@ def read_templates(folder: str | None = None) -> list[InvoiceTemplate]:
     return list(_read_templates_cached(folder, _folder_signature(folder)))
 
 
+def _prepare_match_selector(tpl: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Normalize an explicit ``match`` selector into legacy internal keys."""
+    match = tpl.get("match")
+    if match is None:
+        return True
+    if not isinstance(match, dict):
+        logger.warning(
+            "Failed to load template %s. 'match' must be a mapping.",
+            tpl.get("template_name", "<stream>"),
+        )
+        return False
+    if any(key in tpl for key in ("keywords", "exclude_keywords", "pages")):
+        logger.warning(
+            "Failed to load template %s. Put keywords, exclude_keywords and "
+            "pages inside 'match', not alongside it.",
+            tpl.get("template_name", "<stream>"),
+        )
+        return False
+    if "keywords" not in match:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Failed to load template %s. 'match' is missing mandatory 'keywords'.",
+            tpl.get("template_name", "<stream>"),
+        )
+        return False
+    # Keep the established internal representation. The nested selector is
+    # retained for its page scope while InvoiceTemplate continues to expose
+    # keywords at the top level to existing callers and plugins.
+    tpl["keywords"] = match["keywords"]
+    if "exclude_keywords" in match:
+        tpl["exclude_keywords"] = match["exclude_keywords"]
+    return True
+
+
 def prepare_template(tpl: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
     """Prepare a template for use.
 
@@ -226,6 +259,9 @@ def prepare_template(tpl: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
     Returns:
         dict[str, Any] | None: Processed template dictionary.
     """
+    if not _prepare_match_selector(tpl):
+        return None
+
     # Test if all required fields are in template
     if "keywords" not in tpl:
         logger.warning(
diff --git a/tests/test_page_ranges.py b/tests/test_page_ranges.py
index 91d9795d..2e49c7a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_page_ranges.py
+++ b/tests/test_page_ranges.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from invoice2data.api import _match_template_for_reader
 from invoice2data.extract.invoice_template import InvoiceTemplate
+from invoice2data.extract.loader import prepare_template
 
 
 def _page_reader() -> types.ModuleType:
@@ -143,3 +144,81 @@ def test_page_scoped_template_skips_unsupported_reader(
 
     assert selected is None
     assert "cannot use pages" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_selector_scoped_pages_can_match_and_extract_different_pages(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """Matching, scalar fields and modern lines each own their page scope."""
+    pdf = tmp_path / "envelope-and-invoice.pdf"
+    pdf.write_bytes(b"%PDF-1.4")
+    reader = _page_reader()
+
+    def to_text(
+        _path: str,
+        area_details: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        pages: tuple[int, int] | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        _ = area_details
+        content = {
+            None: "ENVELOPE SUPPLIER REF: G1\nINVOICE: INV-42\nLINE Widget",
+            (1, 1): "ENVELOPE SUPPLIER REF: G1",
+            (2, 3): "INVOICE: INV-42\nLINES START\nLINE Widget\nLINES END",
+        }
+        return content[pages]
+
+    reader.to_text = to_text  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    prepared = prepare_template(
+        {
+            "template_name": "supplier.yml",
+            "match": {"pages": 1, "keywords": ["ENVELOPE", "SUPPLIER"]},
+            "required_fields": [],
+            "fields": {
+                "invoice_number": {
+                    "parser": "regex",
+                    "pages": "2-3",
+                    "regex": r"INVOICE: (\S+)",
+                },
+                "payment_reference": {
+                    "parser": "regex",
+                    "pages": 1,
+                    "regex": r"REF: (\S+)",
+                },
+                "lines": {
+                    "parser": "lines",
+                    "pages": "2-3",
+                    "start": "LINES START",
+                    "end": "LINES END",
+                    "line": r"LINE (?P<name>\w+)",
+                },
+            },
+        }
+    )
+    assert prepared is not None
+    template = InvoiceTemplate(prepared)
+
+    selected, document_text = _match_template_for_reader(
+        to_text(str(pdf)), [template], str(pdf), reader
+    )
+
+    assert selected is template
+    assert document_text.startswith("ENVELOPE")
+    result = template.extract(document_text, str(pdf), reader)
+    assert result["invoice_number"] == "INV-42"
+    assert result["payment_reference"] == "G1"
+    assert result["lines"] == [{"name": "Widget"}]
+
+
+def test_match_selector_rejects_ambiguous_legacy_keywords() -> None:
+    """A template chooses either the explicit match selector or legacy keys."""
+    assert (
+        prepare_template(
+            {
+                "template_name": "ambiguous.yml",
+                "keywords": "legacy",
+                "pages": 1,
+                "match": {"keywords": "modern"},
+            }
+        )
+        is None
+    )