diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/werk.html b/the_works/templates/views/werk.html
index 9f91165..c1d1362 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/werk.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/werk.html
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 {% block script %}
 <script>
-  const SCRIPT_ROOT = {{ request.script_root | tojson }};
-
   window.onload = function () {
     // initialise DataTable
     let table = new DataTable('#werk-table', {
@@ -14,12 +12,12 @@
     });
     deRole("#werk-table");
 
-    // create and append "New"-button to
+    // create "New"-button and append it to the <div> containing the DataTables search field 
     let a = document.createElement("a");
     a.id = "create-button";
     a.setAttribute("title", "Werk hinzufügen");
     a.setAttribute("role", "button");
-    a.setAttribute("href", `${SCRIPT_ROOT}/werk/read/0`);
+    a.setAttribute("href", "{{ url_for('werk.read', id=0) }}");  // there's no DB entry with id = 0, therefore the backend knows to serve an empty form
     a.innerHTML = "Neu …";
     document.getElementById("werk-table_wrapper").firstElementChild.firstElementChild.appendChild(a);
   }
@@ -57,120 +55,4 @@
     {% endfor %}
   </tbody>
 </table>
-
-<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-heading" id="werkmodal">
-  <article>
-    <form id="werk_detail_form" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="#" readonly>
-      <header>
-        <button aria-label="close" rel="prev" onclick="werkmodal.close()"></button>
-        <h1 id="dialog-heading">#</h1>
-      </header>
-
-      <fieldset>
-        <article>
-          <label>
-            Titel (erforderlich)
-            <input id="form_Titel" name="form_Titel" aria-label="Titel" placeholder="Titel" required autofocus />
-          </label>
-        </article>
-
-        <article>
-          <details name="werk" open>
-            <summary>Untertitel und Werksform</summary>
-            <label>
-              Untertitel
-              <input id="form_Untertitel" name="form_Untertitel" aria-label="Untertitel" placeholder="Untertitel" />
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              Werksform (erforderlich)
-              <select id="form_Werksform" name="form_Werksform" aria-label="Werksform" required>
-                <option value="">keine Werksform</option>
-                {% for wf in werksformen %}<option value="{{ wf.ID }}">{{ wf.Werksform }}</option>{% endfor %}
-              </select>
-            </label>
-          </details>
-        </article>
-
-        <article>
-          <details name="werk">
-            <summary>Verlag und Reihe</summary>
-            <label>
-              Verlag
-              <select id="form_Verlag" name="form_Verlag" aria-label="Verlag">
-                <option selected value="">kein Verlag</option>
-                {% for v in verlage %}<option value="{{ v.ID }}">{{ v.Verlag }}</option>{% endfor %}
-              </select>
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              Reihe
-              <select id="form_Reihe" name="form_Reihe" aria-label="Der Text gehört zur Reihe …">
-                <option value="" >keine Reihe</option>
-                {% for r in reihen %}<option value="{{ r.ID }}">{{ r.Titel }}</option>{% endfor %}
-              </select>
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              Reihennummer
-              <input id="form_Reihennummer" name="form_Reihennummer" aria-label="Reihennummer" placeholder="keine Reihennummer" />
-            </label>
-          </details>
-        </article>
-        
-        <article>
-          <details name="werk">
-            <summary>Preis und Erscheinungsdatum</summary>
-            <label>
-              Preis
-              <input id="form_Preis" name="form_Preis" aria-label="Preis" placeholder="kein Preis" />
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              Erscheinungsdatum
-              <input type="date" id="form_Erscheinungsdatum" name="form_Erscheinungsdatum" aria-label="Erscheinungsdatum" placeholder="kein Datum" />
-            </label>
-          </details>
-        </article>
-        
-        <article>
-          <details name="werk">
-            <summary>ISBNs</summary>
-            <label>
-              ISBN-13
-              <input id="form_ISBN_13" name="form_ISBN_13" aria-label="ISBN-13" placeholder="keine ISBN-13" />
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              ISBN-10
-              <input id="form_ISBN_10" name="form_ISBN_10" aria-label="ISBN-10" placeholder="keine ISBN-10" />
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              ISSN
-              <input id="form_ISSN" name="form_ISSN" aria-label="ISSN" placeholder="keine ISSN" />
-            </label>
-          </details>
-        </article>
-        
-        <article>
-          <details name="werk">
-            <summary>Titelbild und Klappentext</summary>
-            <label>
-              Titelbild
-              <input type="file" id="form_Titelbild" name="form_Titelbild" aria-label="Titelbild" placeholder="kein Titelbild" />
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              Klappentext
-              <textarea id="form_Klappentext" name="form_Klappentext" aria-label="Klappentext" placeholder="kein Klappentext" rows="10"></textarea>
-            </label>
-            <label>
-              Anmerkungen
-              <textarea id="form_Anmerkungen" name="form_Anmerkungen" aria-label="Anmerkungen" placeholder="keine Anmerkungen" rows="10"></textarea>
-            </label>
-          </details>
-        </article>
-      </fieldset>
-
-      <footer class="grid">
-        <button id="form_submit" type="submit" formmethod="post" formaction="{{ url_for('werk.create') }}">OK</button>
-        <button class="secondary" aria-label="close" formmethod="dialog" formnovalidate>Abbrechen</button>
-      </footer>
-    </form>
-  </article>
-</dialog>
 {% endblock content %}
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