diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/genre.html b/the_works/templates/views/genre.html
index 5ba5a89..a0e1223 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/genre.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/genre.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Genre</span>
-            <input id="form_Genre" name="form_Genre" aria-Label="Genre" placeholder="Genre" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Genre" name="form_Genre" aria-Label="Genre" required autofocus />
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html b/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html
index f14e6ad..4d05bb1 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/herausgeber.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Name</span>
-            <input id="form_Name" name="form_Name" aria-Label="Name" placeholder="Name" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Name" name="form_Name" aria-Label="Name" required autofocus />
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html b/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html
index 766a60a..d36fdf8 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/pseudonym.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Pseudonym</span>
-            <input id="form_Pseudonym" name="form_Pseudonym" aria-Label="Pseudonym" placeholder="Pseudonym" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Pseudonym" name="form_Pseudonym" aria-Label="Pseudonym" required autofocus />
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/reihe.html b/the_works/templates/views/reihe.html
index e7e6677..51bd617 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/reihe.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/reihe.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Titel</span>
-            <input id="form_Titel" name="form_Titel" aria-Label="Reihentitel" placeholder="Titel" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Titel" name="form_Titel" aria-Label="Reihentitel" required autofocus />
           </label>
           <label>
             Verlag
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html b/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html
index ef57f4a..4931160 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/sprache.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Sprache</span>
-            <input id="form_Sprache" name="form_Sprache" aria-Label="Sprache" placeholder="Sprache" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Sprache" name="form_Sprache" aria-Label="Sprache" required autofocus />
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/text_detail.html b/the_works/templates/views/text_detail.html
index 5cd8de2..cc788dd 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/text_detail.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/text_detail.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Text bearbeiten
   <section>
     <label>
       <span class="required">Titel</span>
-      <input class="required" id="form_Titel" name="form_Titel" aria-Label="Titel" placeholder="Titel" required value="{{ text['Titel'] }}" />
+      <input class="required" id="form_Titel" name="form_Titel" aria-Label="Titel" required value="{{ text['Titel'] }}" />
     </label>
   </section>
   <hr />
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/textform.html b/the_works/templates/views/textform.html
index 2a54929..45f6edf 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/textform.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/textform.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Textform</span>
-            <input id="form_Textform" name="form_Textform" aria-Label="Textform" placeholder="Textform" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Textform" name="form_Textform" aria-Label="Textform" required autofocus />
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html b/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html
index 223918a..cc713fe 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/verlag.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Name des Verlags</span>
-            <input id="form_Verlag" name="form_Verlag" aria-Label="Verlagsname" placeholder="Verlagsname" required autofocus />
+            <input id="form_Verlag" name="form_Verlag" aria-Label="Verlagsname" required autofocus />
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/veroeffentlichung.html b/the_works/templates/views/veroeffentlichung.html
index f9095a0..9e05738 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/veroeffentlichung.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/veroeffentlichung.html
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Text</span>
-            <select id="form_Text" name="form_Text" aria-label="Text" placeholder="Text" required autofocus>
-              <option selected value="">kein Text</option>
+            <select id="form_Text" name="form_Text" aria-label="Text" required autofocus>
+              <option selected value="">Text auswählen …</option>
               {% for t in texte %}<option value="{{ t.ID }}">{{ t.Titel }}</option>{% endfor %}
             </select>
           </label>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Werk</span>
-            <select id="form_Werk" name="form_Werk" aria-label="Werk" placeholder="Werk" required>
-              <option selected value="">kein Werk</option>
+            <select id="form_Werk" name="form_Werk" aria-label="Werk" required>
+              <option selected value="">Werk auswählen …</option>
               {% for w in werke %}<option value="{{ w.ID }}">{{ w.Titel }}</option>{% endfor %}
             </select>
           </label>
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
           </label>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Pseudonym</span>
-            <select id="form_Pseudonym" name="form_Pseudonym" aria-label="Pseudonym" placeholder="Pseudonym" required>
-              <option selected value="">Pseudonym auswählen</option>
+            <select id="form_Pseudonym" name="form_Pseudonym" aria-label="Pseudonym" required>
+              <option selected value="">Pseudonym auswählen …</option>
               {% for p in pseudonyme %}<option value="{{ p.ID }}">{{ p.Pseudonym }}</option>{% endfor %}
             </select>
           </label>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/werk.html b/the_works/templates/views/werk.html
index 0195584..8111840 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/werk.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/werk.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <td title="ISSN">{{ werk["ISSN"] }}</td>
         <td title="Genre(s)">{{ werk["Genre_list"] | join(", ") }}</td>
         <td title="Herausgeber:in(nen)">{{ werk["Herausgeber_list"] | join(", ") }}</td>
-        <td title="Titelbild">{% if werk["Titelbild"] %}&#10004;{% else %}&#10008;{% endif %}</td>
+        <td title="Titelbild">{% if werk["Titelbild"] %}<img src="{{ werk['Titelbild'] }}" width="128" height="128" alt="Titelbild (Thumbnail)" />{% else %}&#10008;{% endif %}</td>
         <td title="Klappentext"{% if werk["Klappentext"] %} data-tooltip="{{ werk['Klappentext'] | replace('\n', ' &#13;&#10; ') | safe }}" data-placement="bottom">&#10004;{% else %}>&#10008;{% endif %}</td>
         <td title="Anmerkungen">{{ werk["Anmerkungen"] }}</td>
         <td class="action action-update" data-id="{{ werk['id'] }}"><a href="{{ url_for('werk.read', id=werk['id']) }}" title="Werk ansehen/bearbeiten"><svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><use href="#update" /></svg></a></td>
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html b/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html
index 5ba9590..65c28d4 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/werksform.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <article>
           <label>
             <span class="required">Werksform</span>
-            <input id="form_Werksform" name="form_Werksform" aria-Label="Werksform" placeholder="Werksform" required autofocus/>
+            <input id="form_Werksform" name="form_Werksform" aria-Label="Werksform" required autofocus/>
           </label>
         </article>
       </fieldset>