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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
open France 8 51 1022 9 202 282 282 88 111 48
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
close Germany 9 44 1217 41 179 330 426 88 101 52
close Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art open 7 12 4 5 1 2
close Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin open 13 708 38 88 75 321 87 99
close Goettingen, Niedersaechsische Staats- und Universitaetsbib. G. open 1 19 19
Goettingen, Universitaetsbibliothek open 0 0
close Halle, University and Sachsen-Anhalt Library open 1 20 20
close Heidelberg, Universitaetsbibliothek Heidelberg open 2 99 49 50
close Leipzig, Grassi Museum open 1 2 2
close Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek open 6 341 63 242 36
open Cod. pers. 10 open 215 215
open Cod. pers. 11 open 36 36
open Cod. pers. 14 open 0
open Cod. pers. 15 open 27 27
close   Cod. pers. 8 open 63 63
015r Jamshid is enthroned open              
022v Zahhak hears Kava's complaint open              
027r Zuhhak climbs down from the roof open              
032v Sons of Faridun near the princesses of Yemen open              
044v Manuchihr spears Tur in the back with his spear open              
052v Simurgh encounters Sam and his men open              
060v Rudaba throws her hair down for Zal to climb the wall of the castle open              
063r Zal sends a letter to Sam open              
077r The priest delivers Rustam open              
087r Naudhar battles the army of Afrasiyab open              
096v Rustam lassoes Rakhsh open              
108v A lion emerges from inside the bush open              
110v Rustam splits the witch woman in half open              
120v Gushtasp strikes the dragon in the head with his sword open              
141r Gushtasp flees from battle open              
155r Isfandiyar beheads the wolves open              
174v Bahman throws a stone to Rustam open              
192v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eye with his tamarisk arrow open              
201r Rustam shoots Shughad through the tree trunk open              
210v Darab fighting the Qaysar of Rum open              
221r Iskandar holds the head of Darab on his lap open              
234v Iskandar visits Ka'ba open              
247r Khidr leads Iskandar on his quest to find the spring of youth open              
259r Ardashir hunting gazelles open              
272v Ardshir points out his son shapur from the group of children palying Polo open              
289r Shapur fighting near a fortress open              
304v Bahram Gur breaks the antlers of a male deer with an arrow open              
313r Bahram Gur places the crown over his head open              
339r The army of Bahram Gur attacks the army of Khaqan open              
362v Piruz and his men fall into a ditch open              
385r Buzarjumihr addresses Kasra Anushiravan open              
414v Buzarjumihr plays the game of chess open              
460v Bahram Chubina mounts the head of Sava on a spear open              
477r Rustam meets Kaykavus open              
478v Rustam stabs the white Div in the heart with his dagger open              
492v The hungry eagles fly toward the suspended meat open              
497r Kay Khusraw and Afrasiyab fighting open              
508v Kaykhusrau enters Fort Gangdizh open              
524v Kaykhusrau beheads Afrasiyab with a strike of his sword open              
539r Rustam Lassoes Kamus open              
555r Rustam lassoes Khaqan of China open              
565r Rustam grounds Puladvand open              
570v Akvan throws Rustam into the sea open              
576v Manizha feasts with Bizhan open              
593r Rustam pulls Bizhan out of the well open              
611r Bizhan reaches for his dagger open              
625r Giv combats Piran open              
631r Furuhil shoots Zangala and his horse with one arrow open              
634v The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open              
657r Tahmina visits Rustam in his sleeping chamber open              
674v Rustam stabs Suhrab in the side open              
680v Giv and Tus encounter a maid in the woods open              
689r Siyavush climbs the mount of fire open              
711r Siyavush marries Farangis open              
722v Giruy beheads Siyavush open              
732v Rustam throws Pilsam on the ground open              
754v Kaykhusrau is enthroned open              
769r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open              
782v Giv pulls Tazhav off his horse with his lasso open              
794v Tus, Giv, and Ruhham attack Piran at night open              
828v Shirin meets with Khusrau Parviz open              
871r Zadfarrukh approaches Khusrau Parviz open              
912v Khusrau, the miller, stabs Yazdgird III in his side open              
open Cod. pers. 9 open 0
close Munich, Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde Munchen open 13 16 3 4 6 1 2
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