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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
open Brian 9 open 1 1
close   Shah Tahmasp (Unknown Collections) open 38 38
021v Hushang kills the Black Div open              
024v The court of Jamshid open              
025v The death of King Mirdas open              
027v Zahhak receives the daughters of Jamshid open              
028v The nightmare of Zahhak open              
030v Zahhak kills Birmayeh open              
032v Faridun orders the ox-head mace open              
042v Faridun tests his sons open              
045v Faridun replies to the threat of Salm and Tur open              
048b open              
053v Salm and Tur receive the reply of Faridun and Manuchihr open              
060v Manuchihr enthroned open              
063v Sam comes to Mount Alburz open              
064v Sam brings Zal from mountains open              
067v Zal receives Mihrab's homage at Kabul open              
077v Mihrab hears of Rudabeh's folly open              
084v Sindukht comes to Sam bearing gifts open              
089v Zal and Sam welcomed into Zabul open              
102v Qaran kills Barman open              
110v Rustam finds Kay Qubad open              
119v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open              
124r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open              
179r Afrasiyab greets Siyavush open              
182v Siyavush hunting with Afrasiyab * open              
234r Bizhan pursues Farud open              
259v Tus's vision of Siyavush open              
279v Rustam lifts Shangul from his saddle open              
295r Rustam recovers Rakhsh open              
308v Rustam feasts with Kay Khusrau open              
328r Bizhan kills Nastihan open              
341v Fariburz kills Gulbad open              
385v Jahn installed on the throne of Turan open              
451r Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open              
513v The ageing Firdausi eulogizes Sultan Mahmud open              
553r Yazdagird and the water horse that killed him open              
638r Anushirvan receives an embassy form the King of Hind open              
649r Barzu brings the book "Kalila and Dimna" to Anushirvan open              
654r Anushirvan records his counsel for Hurmuzd open              
close Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale de France open 25 943 201 240 279 88 89 46
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