Method and arrangement for receiving a partial stack of a counted number of material sheets from a stack of material

A method for receiving a partial stack of sheet accurately counted number of sheet-like material sheets from a stack of material (10), moving by means of a starting from supreme sheet of material along a side or side edge (56) of the material stack in counting between two sheets of material that are available counting disc (40) of a counting the number of material sheets is counted determined sub-stack (52) of at least comprising a lower jaw (38) first pincer means (34) is detected, and among the sub-stack a recording device, such as table top (12) of the air table, is pushed, characterized in that that after determination of the partial stack (52) of this by means of the counting disc (40) is lifted to form a gap (67) between the partial stack (52) and material remaining stack (66) introduced into the gap, the lower wrench jaw (38) and then the partial stack is detected by the pliers means (34).