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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
open Jahangir Blatt open 1 1
open Ms. Diez A fol. 1 open 31 31
open Ms. Diez A fol. 71 open 38 38
open Ms. Hamilton 260 open 42 42
close   Ms. Minutoli 134 open 99 99
004r Firdausi before Mahmud of Ghazna open           •    
007r Zahhak murders his father Mirdas open           •    
009r Jamshid surrounded by ladies is shooting birds * open           •    
013r Jamshid cut in half before Zahhak open           •    
019r Zahhak bound on mount Damavand open           •    
024v Salm and Tur murder Iraj open           •    
032r Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open           •    
041v Zal hands Sam's letter to Manuchihr open           •    
047v Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open           •    
054r Afrasiyab executes Nauzar open           •    
060v Kay Ka'us enthroned open           •    
063v Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open           •    
064v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open           •    
065v Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open           •    
066v Rustam's fifth labour: he lassoes Aulad open           •    
068r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open           •    
076r Kay Kavus airborne open           •    
082r Suhrab fights Gurdafarid open           •    
090r Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open           •    
094r The maiden is presented to Kay Kavus open           •    
099r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open           •    
110r Siyavash sitting with Farangis open           •    
114r Siyavush shows Damur and Guruy Zirih his ability open           •    
118v Guruy executes Siyavush open           •    
126r Rustam fights Afrasiyab, Human and the Turanians open           •    
134v Kay Kavus receives Kay Khusrau arrived from Turan open           •    
146r Bizhan fights Farud open           •    
153r The Iranians find their men, amongst whom Bahram, dead on the battlefield * open           •    
159v Ruhham subdues Bazur the Turanian wizard open           •    
167v Kamus fighting Tus open           •    
170v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
172v Rustam captures and kills Kamus open           •    
179v Rustam fights Sava open           •    
180r Rustam kills Gahar Gahani open           •    
181v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open           •    
191r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open           •    
197r Piran stays the execution of Bizhan open           •    
205r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open           •    
212v Barzu lifts Fariburz and Tus from the saddle open           •    
219v Faramarz with panther-hat pulls Barzu from the saddle with his lasso * open           •    
230v Barzu's mother prevents Rustam from killing Barzu open           •    
240v Rustam fights Pilsam * open           •    
245v Rustam binding Pilsam open           •    
249v Barzu fighting Afrasiyab * open           •    
260v Bizhan kills Human open           •    
271vA Fariburz kills Gulbad open           •    
271vB Giv defeats and binds Guruy Zirih open           •    
272r Guraza kills Siyamak by throwing him down with great force on the ground open           •    
272vA The fourth combat: Furuhil kills Zangala open           •    
272vB The fifth combat: Ruhham kills Barman open           •    
273r Bizhan kills Ruyin open           •    
273vA Hujir leads away the horse and body of Sipahram open           •    
273vB Zanga kills Akhvast open           •    
274r The ninth combat: Gurgin kills Andariman open           •    
274v Barta kills Kuhram open           •    
275r Gudarz kills Piran open           •    
277v Bizhan goes after Gustaham open           •    
287r Kay Khusrau kills Shida open           •    
294v Kay Khusrau gives a safe conduct to Afrasiyab's family open           •    
303v Hum captures Afrasiyab open           •    
311v Kay Khusrau makes appointments and gives up his throne open           •    
319v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open           •    
330r Bidarafsh kills Zarir open           •    
335r The death of Luhrasp in battle against the forces of Arjasp open           •    
340v Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open           •    
341v Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open           •    
342v Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open           •    
343v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open           •    
347v Isfandiyar kills Arjasp and rescues his sisters open           •    
360v Zavara and Faramarz kill Isfandiyar's sons Nush-Azar and Mihr-i Nush open           •    
364r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open           •    
369v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open           •    
372v Bahman executes Faramarz open           •    
381v Iskandar attends the dying Dara open           •    
384v Iskandar meets Raushanak open           •    
387v In India Iskandar receives the daughter of the King of Hind open           •    
393r Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open           •    
398r Iskandar in the land of the Amazons open           •    
401v Iskandar with the Khaqan of Chin * open           •    
415r Mihrak's daughter converses with Shapur open           •    
420r Shapur open           •    
428v The King of Rum captive before Shapur open           •    
438v Bahram Gur snatches the crown from between two lions open           •    
446r Bahram Gur with Barzin's daughters open           •    
453v Bahram Gur captures the Khaqan of Chin open           •    
464v Bahram Gur bequeaths his Kingdom to Yazdagird open           •    
470r Qubad enchained before Jamasp open           •    
484r Nushzad killed in battle with Ram Barzin open           •    
497r Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open           •    
502r Anushirvan's third banquet for Buzurjmihr open           •    
508v Anushirvan's envoy Mihran seated in the Khaqan's court open           •    
520v Hurmuzd enthroned open           •    
529v Bahram Chubina fights Sava Shah open           •    
538r Khusrau Parviz enthroned open           •    
560v Bahram Chubina dead on a bier open           •    
572v The musician Barbad plays for Khusrau Parviz open           •    
582r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open           •    
587v Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills General Rustam open           •    
open Ms. or. fol. 172 open 17 8 9
open Ms. or. fol. 189 open 39 2 1 36
open Ms. or. fol. 209 open 169 169
open Ms. or. fol. 3380 open 50 50
open Ms. or. fol. 359 open 41 41
open Ms. or. fol. 4251 open 67 67
open Ms. or. fol. 4252 open 26 26
open Ms. or. fol. 4255 open 88 88
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
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