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open Armenia 1 1 56 56
open Australia 2 2 2 2
open Austria 1 3 85 85
open Belgium 1 1 0
open Canada 3 35 67 9 29 19 6 2 2
open Denmark 2 37 73 6 16 31 14 2 4
open Egypt 1 7 239 71 72 49 14 11 22
close France 8 51 1022 9 202 282 282 88 111 48
close Chantilly, Chateau de Chantilly open 1 19 19
close Lyons, Gillet Collection open 7 3 3
close Lyons, Private collection open 2 39 1 38
close Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale de France open 25 943 201 240 279 88 89 46
open Persan 228 open 19 19
open Smith-Lesouef 222 open 69 69
open Smith-Lesouef 224 open 44 5 39
open Smith-Lesouef 238 open 89 89
open Smith-Lesouef 244 open 22 22
open Smith-Lesouef 248 open 64 64
open Suppl. persan 1027 open 18 18
open Suppl. persan 1122 open 57 57
open Suppl. persan 1256 open 8 8
open Suppl. persan 1280 open 56 56
open Suppl. persan 1307 open 30 30
open Suppl. persan 1443 open 25 25
open Suppl. persan 1946 open 0
open Suppl. persan 2113 open 40 40
open Suppl. persan 2137 open 2 2
open Suppl. persan 2169 open 23 22 1
open Suppl. persan 2182 open 7 7
open Suppl. persan 489 (1st part) open 91 91
open Suppl. persan 489 (2nd part) open 9 2 7
close   Suppl. persan 490 open 61 61
001v Sulayman enthroned (frontispiece) open       •        
002r Bilqis enthroned (frontispiece) open       •        
005v Kayumars enthroned open       •        
008v Jamshid executed before Zahhak open       •        
013r Faridun defeats Zahhak open       •        
018r Tur and Salm murder Iraj open       •        
023v Manuchihr enthroned open       •        
025r Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open       •        
037r Zal marries Rudaba open       •        
044v Afrasiyab executes Nawzar open       •        
048v The Iranians fight the Turanians open       •        
055r Rustam's sixth labour: he kills Arzhang open       •        
061r Rustam battles the King of Hamavaran (check) open       •        
062r Kay Kavus airborne open       •        
064v Rustam kills Alkus in combat open       •        
073v Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open       •        
080v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
090r Siyavush marries Farangis open       •        
098v Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
109v Rustam kills Pilsam open       •        
111r Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open       •        
123r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open       •        
132v The Iranians fight the Turanians open       •        
142r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
150r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open       •        
157v The Div Akvan flings Rustam into the sea open       •        
170r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open       •        
172r Rustam battles Afrasiyab (?) open       •        
179r Bizhan kills Human open       •        
189v Piran escapes from Gudarz but is later killed open       •        
200v Kay Khusraw kills Shida open       •        
215v Kay Khusrau executes Afrasiyab open       •        
225v Gushtasp at Caesar's court open       •        
243v Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open       •        
246r Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open       •        
260v The combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open       •        
268r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
279r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open       •        
290v Iskandar with Queen Qadafa and her court open       •        
299v Ardavan led captive before Ardashir open       •        
315r The battle between the armies of Shapur and Rum open       •        
320r Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open       •        
324v Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open       •        
338r Bahram Gur battles Khaqan of Chin open       •        
353v Anushirvan executes Mazdak open       •        
359v Anushirvan and Farfuryus fight open       •        
363v Buzurjmihr interprets a dream for Anushirvan about a youth in his haram open       •        
374v Anushirvan receives the Khaqan's daughter open       •        
378v Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open       •        
392v Anushirvan receives Caesar's locked chest and other presents open       •        
407r Hurmuzd appoints Bahram Chubina as general open       •        
411v Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava open       •        
418r Night attack of Bahram Chubina at the camp of Khusraw Parviz open       •        
428r Third battle of Khusraw and Bahram Chubina and his defeat open       •        
434v Bahram Azarmihan and Simay Barzin at king Hurmuzd (?) open       •        
442r Khusraw Parviz visits Shirin in her castle open       •        
456v Shirin commits suicide near the coffin of Khusraw Parviz open       •        
466v Yazdigird assassinated open       •        
469v king in the bath (finispiece) open       •        
470r Dancing darvishes in the royal garden (finispiece) open       •        
open Suppl. persan 491 open 60 60
open Suppl. persan 492 open 26 26
open Suppl. persan 493 open 74 74
open Suppl. persan 494 open 25 25
open Suppl. turc 326 open 24 24
close Paris, Drouot-Montaigne open 2 2 1 1
Paris, Galerie George Petit open 0 0
Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe open 0 0
close Paris, Louvre open 14 16 5 4 2 3 2
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
open Germany 9 44 1217 41 179 330 426 88 101 52
open Greece 1 3 3 2 1
open Hungary 3 5 57 20 2 35
open India 36 105 2879 75 378 364 674 83 1076 17 212
open Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
open Iraq 1 1 0
open Ireland 2 29 632 110 62 143 151 106 58 2
open Israel 1 15 58 7 18 3 29 1
open Italy 9 12 336 1 17 91 176 51
open Kuwait 2 18 58 9 36 1 1 2 9
open Malaysia 2 4 18 2 15 1
open Netherlands 1 1 20 20
open Pakistan 19 43 235 4 15 65 147 1 3
open Poland 5 5 30 29 1
open Portugal 1 1 0
open Qatar 1 16 168 6 10 18 134
open Romania 1 1 1 1
open Russia 5 33 1147 53 149 201 451 162 131
open Singapore 1 2 2 2
open Spain 1 1 80 80
open Sweden 1 2 31 31
open Switzerland 6 133 636 45 151 200 98 23 116 1 2
open Tajikistan 2 4 39 32 7
open Turkey 6 77 1191 141 542 429 79
open UK 29 268 3928 31 715 1095 972 362 562 12 176
open USA 39 402 3180 309 254 706 984 223 582 6 113
open Uzbekistan 1 13 252 128 109 3 3 9
open destroyed 2 2 1 1
open dispersed mss 1 15 506 413 34 51 8
open private collections 9 37 183 112 7 22 36 1 5
open unknown country 1 4 7 1 6
open unknown location 3 10 0