It started with a subscriber membership of 1200 and increasing to over 2000 by the end of the year. This entitled the member to copies of works published that year that had been selected by a committee consisting of Ludwig Philippson, Adolph Jellinek of Leipzig, and Isaac Markus Jost of Frankfort-on-the-Main (for which the authors received an honoraria).
It began with 1200 subscribers, growing to over 2000 by the end of the year. This gave members access to selected works published that year, chosen by a committee consisting of notable scholars Ludwig Philippson, Adolph Jellinek, and Isaac Markus Jost (who received an honorarium from the authors).