diff --git a/the_works/static/the_works.js b/the_works/static/the_works.js
index 7c7fdf3..44796b5 100644
--- a/the_works/static/the_works.js
+++ b/the_works/static/the_works.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * DATATABLES FUNCTIONS
+ */
 // initializes the DataTable fumctionality for the given table
 function initDataTable(table_id) {
   // add # to id if not there already 
@@ -33,6 +36,10 @@ function initCreateButton(table_id, title, href=null) {
   document.getElementById(`${table_id.slice(0, 1) == "#" ? table_id.slice(1) : table_id}_wrapper`).firstElementChild.firstElementChild.appendChild(button);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * MODAL FUNCTIONS
+ */
 // adds event handlers that raise a modal
 function initModal(modal_id, input_ids, headings, form_actions) {
   // if input_ids is not an array, make it a single-element array
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ function initModal(modal_id, input_ids, headings, form_actions) {
   document.getElementById("create-button").addEventListener("click", () => showDialog(modal_id, input_ids, headings[0], form_actions[0], new Array(input_ids.length).fill(""), 0));
   // add event listeners to "update" elements
   for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('.action-update')) { 
-    el.addEventListener("click", (event) => showDialog(modal_id, input_ids, headings[1], form_actions[1], input_ids.map((input) => event.currentTarget.dataset[input.slice(5).toLowerCase()]), event.currentTarget.dataset.id));
+    el.addEventListener("click", event => showDialog(modal_id, input_ids, headings[1], form_actions[1], input_ids.map(input => event.currentTarget.dataset[input.slice(5).toLowerCase()]), event.currentTarget.dataset.id));
   }
 }
 
@@ -61,31 +68,10 @@ function showDialog(modal_id, input_ids, heading, form_action, input_values, url
   document.getElementById(modal_id).showModal();
 }
 
-// validates a date to be of format YYYY, MM-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, or empty 
-function validate_date(tag_id="form_Erscheinungstag", monat_id="form_Erscheinungsmonat", jahr_id="form_Erscheinungsjahr") {
-  let t = document.getElementById(tag_id);
-  let m = document.getElementById(monat_id);
-  let j = document.getElementById(jahr_id);
-  t.setCustomValidity("");
-  t.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "false");
-  m.setCustomValidity("");
-  m.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "false");
-  console.log("This is function validate_date(): tag/monat/jahr is " + t.value + "/" + m.value + "/" + j.value); //DEBUG
-  if ( t.value != "" ) {
-    if ( j.value == "" || m.value == "" ) {
-      t.setCustomValidity("wenn der Tag angegeben ist, müssen Monat und Jahr ebenfalls angegeben sein");
-      t.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
-      t.reportValidity();
-    }
-  } else if ( m.value != "" ) {
-    if ( j.value == "") {
-      m.setCustomValidity("wenn der Monat angegeben ist, muss das Jahr ebenfalls angegeben sein");
-      m.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
-      m.reportValidity();
-    }
-  }
-}
 
+/*
+ * MULTISELECT FUNCTIONS
+ */
 // initialize a dropdown select component
 function initDropdownSelect(dropdown) {
   // empty search field
@@ -93,13 +79,13 @@ function initDropdownSelect(dropdown) {
   search.value = "";
   // add event listener to search field 
   let input_name = dropdown.querySelector("input[type='checkbox']").getAttribute("name");
-  search.addEventListener("input", (event) => {
+  search.addEventListener("input", event => {
     filterDropdownChoices(event.target, input_name);
   });
   // add event listener to checkboxes 
   let summary = dropdown.querySelector("summary");
-  document.querySelectorAll(`[name='${input_name}']`).forEach( (el) => {
-    el.addEventListener("change", (event) => { 
+  document.querySelectorAll(`[name='${input_name}']`).forEach( el => {
+    el.addEventListener("change", event => { 
       updateDropdownSelected(event.target, summary);
     });
     // add badges for genre that were already selected   
@@ -109,7 +95,7 @@ function initDropdownSelect(dropdown) {
   });
 }
 
-// event handler for genre search field; called whenever the search field's input value is changed  
+// event handler for dropdown search field; called whenever the search field's input value is changed  
 function filterDropdownChoices(that, checkbox_name) {
   // show everything when search field is empty 
   if ( ! that.value || that.value == "" ) {
@@ -167,10 +153,10 @@ function removeDropdownBadge(event) {
 function initAllDropdownSelects() {
   // initialize each dropdown individually
   let dropdowns = document.querySelectorAll("form details.dropdown");
-  dropdowns.forEach((d) => initDropdownSelect(d));
+  dropdowns.forEach(d => initDropdownSelect(d));
   // now it's time to set the z-indices 
   // get the_works style sheet
-  let sheet = [...document.styleSheets].filter((s) => s.ownerNode.getAttribute("href").includes("the_works"))[0];
+  let sheet = [...document.styleSheets].filter(s => s.ownerNode.getAttribute("href").includes("the_works"))[0];
   const initialZ = 20;
   // set z-index on dropdowns in reverse order  
   for ( let i = 0; i < dropdowns.length; i++ ) {
@@ -185,6 +171,117 @@ function initAllDropdownSelects() {
     }
   }
   // add event handler to summary elements preventing default behavior (toggling the details element) if the click actually targeted a badge
-  document.querySelectorAll("form details.dropdown summary").forEach((summary) => summary.addEventListener("click", (event) => summaryClick(event, summary), true)); 
+  document.querySelectorAll("form details.dropdown summary").forEach(summary => summary.addEventListener("click", event => summaryClick(event, summary), true)); 
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * SEARCH-ALL FUNCTIONS
+ */
+function search_all(s, url) {
+console.log(`JavaScript function search_all was called with search string ${s} and url ${url}`);
+  // remove previous results
+  document.getElementById("results").innerHTML = "";
+  if ( s == "" ) { return; }
+
+  // fetch search results
+  let fetch_url = new URL(url);
+  fetch_url.search = new URLSearchParams({query: s, case: document.getElementById("match_case").checked ? "match" : "no"});
+console.log(`fetch_url is ${fetch_url}`);
+
+  fetch(fetch_url)
+    .then(response => response.json())
+    .then(data => {
+      // tell user if there are no results 
+      if ( Object.keys(data).length === 0 ) { 
+        let h3 = document.createElement("h3");
+        h3.innerText = "Die Suchanfrage ergab keine Treffer.";
+        document.getElementById("results").appendChild(h3);
+        return; 
+      } 
+
+      // iterate over search results
+      for ( const db_table of Object.keys(data) ) {
+        let columns = Object.keys(data[db_table][0]);
+
+        // build container, heading, table
+        let container = document.createElement("details");
+        container.classList.add("result-container");
+        container.setAttribute("name", "result-accordion");
+        let heading = document.createElement("summary");
+        container.appendChild(heading);
+        let table = document.createElement("table");
+
+        // build table head
+        let thead = document.createElement("thead");
+        let tr, th, td;
+        tr = document.createElement("tr");
+        for ( const column of columns) {
+          if ( column == "ID" ) { continue; }
+          th = document.createElement("th");
+          th.innerText = column;
+          tr.appendChild(th);
+        }
+        thead.appendChild(tr);
+        table.appendChild(thead);
+
+        // build table body
+        let tbody = document.createElement("tbody");
+        for ( const row of data[db_table] ) {
+          tr = document.createElement("tr");
+          for ( const column of columns ) {
+            // add column "ID" as data attribute, all other columns as regular table columns 
+            if ( column == "ID" ) {
+              tr.setAttribute(`data-${db_table}-id`, row[column].toString());
+              continue;
+            }
+            td = document.createElement("td");
+            td.innerHTML = row[column] ? row[column].toString().replace(s, `<mark>${s}</mark>`) : "";
+            tr.appendChild(td);
+          }
+          tbody.appendChild(tr);
+        }
+        table.appendChild(tbody);
+        heading.innerHTML = `<h3>${db_table} (${tbody.childNodes.length} Treffer)</h3>`;
+
+        // add container element to DOM
+        container.append(table);
+        document.getElementById("results").appendChild(container);
+
+        // open <details> but only if it's the first element
+        if ( document.getElementById("results").children[0] == container ) {
+          container.setAttribute("open", "open"); 
+        } 
+        document.getElementById("results").insertBefore(document.createElement("hr"), container);
+      }
+    })
+  } 
+
+/*
+ * MISC FUNCTIONS
+ */
+// validates a date to be of format YYYY, MM-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, or empty 
+function validate_date(tag_id="form_Erscheinungstag", monat_id="form_Erscheinungsmonat", jahr_id="form_Erscheinungsjahr") {
+  let t = document.getElementById(tag_id);
+  let m = document.getElementById(monat_id);
+  let j = document.getElementById(jahr_id);
+  t.setCustomValidity("");
+  t.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "false");
+  m.setCustomValidity("");
+  m.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "false");
+  console.log("This is function validate_date(): tag/monat/jahr is " + t.value + "/" + m.value + "/" + j.value); //DEBUG
+  if ( t.value != "" ) {
+    if ( j.value == "" || m.value == "" ) {
+      t.setCustomValidity("wenn der Tag angegeben ist, müssen Monat und Jahr ebenfalls angegeben sein");
+      t.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
+      t.reportValidity();
+    }
+  } else if ( m.value != "" ) {
+    if ( j.value == "") {
+      m.setCustomValidity("wenn der Monat angegeben ist, muss das Jahr ebenfalls angegeben sein");
+      m.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
+      m.reportValidity();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/the_works/templates/views/home.html b/the_works/templates/views/home.html
index 933d72e..cc5a4f3 100644
--- a/the_works/templates/views/home.html
+++ b/the_works/templates/views/home.html
@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
 
-{% block title %}Home{% endblock title %}
+{% block title %}Alles durchsuchen{% endblock title %}
 
-{% block heading %}Home{% endblock heading %}
+{% block head %}
+<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='datatables.css') }}">
+{% endblock head %}
+
+{% block heading %}Alles durchsuchen{% endblock heading %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  <p><a href="{{ url_for('text.all') }}">Alle Texte</a></p>
-{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+{% include "_icons.svg" %}
+<section>
+  <label>
+    <input type="search" id="search_all" aria-label="search" placeholder="Suchbegriff eingeben …" value="" />
+  </label>
+  <label>
+    Groß-/Kleinschreibung beachten
+    <input type="checkbox" id="match_case" checked />
+  </label>
+</section>
+
+<section id="results">
+</section>
+{% endblock content %}
+
+{% block script %}
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='the_works.js') }}"></script>
+<script>
+  const url = "{{ url_for('home.search_all', _external=True) }}";
+  window.onload = () => {
+    document.getElementById("search_all").addEventListener("input", event => search_all(event.target.value, url));
+  };
+</script>
+{% endblock script %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/the_works/views/home.py b/the_works/views/home.py
index e402795..13365e4 100644
--- a/the_works/views/home.py
+++ b/the_works/views/home.py
@@ -1,8 +1,55 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template
+from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, jsonify
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.sql.sqltypes import TEXT
+from the_works.database import db
+import the_works.models
+import inspect
 
 bp = Blueprint("home", __name__)
 
+# prepare list of DB table classes to be searched by search_all() 
+tables = []
+for name, obj in inspect.getmembers(the_works.models):
+  if "_" not in name and inspect.isclass(obj):
+    tables.append(obj)
+#print(tables)  #DEBUG
+
 @bp.route("/")
-def home():
+def startpage():
   return render_template("views/home.html")
 
+@bp.route("/search")
+def search_all():
+  print(f"home.search_all(): request.url is {request.url}")  #DEBUG
+  # return when query is empty
+  if not request.args.get("query"):
+    return jsonify({})
+  
+  # get URL parameters
+  s = request.args.get("query")
+  matchCase = True if request.args.get("case").lower() == "match" else False
+  result = {}
+
+  # loop over database tables
+  for table in tables:
+    text_columns = [column.key for column in table.__table__.columns if type(column.type) == TEXT]
+    hits = []
+    # loop over table rows
+    for row in db.session.execute(select(table)):
+      # loop over each text column in row 
+      for column in text_columns:
+        if row[0].__getattribute__(column) is None:
+          continue
+        if matchCase:
+          if s in row[0].__getattribute__(column):
+            hits.append(row[0]._asdict())
+            break
+        else:
+          if s.lower() in row[0].__getattribute__(column).lower():
+            hits.append(row[0]._asdict())
+            break
+      if hits != []:
+        result[table.__table__.fullname] = hits
+  # return results
+  return jsonify(result)
+