Page 1 of the “Versuch eines Farbensystems” (Schiffermüller, 1771; with texts in red frames indicating authorship (top) and testifying the availability of the book “Ankündung” ([Denis and Schiffermüller], 1775). The text in the top frame: “Wir haben schon anderswo (*) erkläret…” = We have already explained elsewhere (*)... The second sentence of the text in the lower frame: “Man behält wegen der Einförmigkeit mit jenem Werke auch die Art in der mehrern Zahl zu schreiben bey.” = We retain for the sake of uniformity with that work the manner of writing in the plural.

 
 
  Part of: Tóth B, Katona G, Bálint Z (2020) Considerations on the historic context surrounding the publications attributed to Denis & Schiffermüller. Nota Lepidopterologica 43: 173-179. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.43.48374