Erhard Schön, c. 1528

Unfortunately, only twenty out of originally 48 cards survives of this beautiful deck. In addition there exists twelve scenes corresponding to the lower part of similar cards and ascribed to the same artist, plus a thirteenth design possibly intended as a card. Though there is no doubt that at least some of these are indeed the lower parts of plaing cards in the same style, it is not clear that they belong to the same deck. There are actually several arguments against this being the case:

• no images survive in both sets
• the fragments are printed in pairs, but no systematic set of six pairs are to be found among the missing cards
• ten of the fragments are of the same size as those used on the surviving fives, sixes and sevens, and would probably have been used on the eights as well, but only nine such cards are missing

	Trauben Grapes	Laub Leaves	Rosen Roses	Granatäpfeln Pomegranates
Daus Deuce
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Unter Under-knave
Ober Over-knave
König Kng
Fragments