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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
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
close India 36 105 2879 75 378 364 674 83 1076 17 212
close Aligarh, Maulana Azad Library open 4 100 14 86
close Alwar, Government Museum open 3 196 11 14 171
close Amritsar, Kasla College open 2 0
Baroda, Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery open 0 0
close Calcutta, Asiatic Society of Bengal open 1 0
close Calcutta, Indian Museum open 2 12 12
close Calcutta, National Library open 2 0
close Calcutta, Victoria Memorial Museum open 1 0
Chandigarh, Chandigarh Museum open 0 0
close Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Government Oriental Mss & Res. Inst. open 1 0
close Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh State Museum open 1 2 2
Hyderabad, Birla Museum open 0 0
close Hyderabad, Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad open 1 1 1
close Hyderabad, The Salar Jung Museum open 8 301 49 222 19 11
close Jaipur, City Palace Museum open 1 0
close Lucknow, Lucknow Museum open 2 0
close Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya open 3 10 4 6
close Mumbai (Bombay), Hakim Collection open 1 0
close Mumbai (Bombay), The K.R. Cama Oriental Institute open 7 326 46 186 83 11
close New Delhi, National Archives open 1 0
close New Delhi, National Museum open 15 558 195 42 78 233 10
open 57.27/17(a)-(n) open 9 9
open Ms 54.60 open 89 87 2
open Ms. 48.6/3 open 21 21
open Ms. 48.8/2 open 1 1
open Ms. 53.2/8 open 159 159
open Ms. 54.20 open 68 68
open Ms. 57.27/13 open 1 1
close Ms. 58.1 open 99 99
004r Firdausi and his book introduced to Sultan Mahmud open              
005r Kayumars enthroned open              
007r Jamshid enthroned open              
009r Zahhak enthroned open              
012r Zahhak hears Kava's complaint open              
015r Zahhak brought before Faridun open              
018r Faridun tests his sons open              
021v The murder of Iraj open              
027r Qaran captures the Alanic Fortress open              
027v Manuchihr kills Salm open              
030r Sam brings Zal from mountains open              
031r Sam introduces Zal to Nauzar open              
036r Zal by Rudaba's castle open              
042v Sam receives Sindukht as envoy from the King of Kabul open              
046r Zal comes to Sam in Kabul open              
054r The third battle between Nauzar and Afrasiyab open              
056v open              
058v Rustam catches Rakhsh open              
063r Kay Kavus enthroned open              
066v Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open              
068r Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open              
070r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open              
072v Kay Kavus fights the King of Hamavaran open              
077v Rustam fights the armies of three Kings open              
079v Kay Kavus airborne open              
089r Suhrab and Human survey the Iranian army open              
092v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open              
093v Rustam mourns Suhrab open              
097v Siyavush in Sudaba's private quarters open              
101r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open              
110r Afrasiyab greets Siyavush open              
111r Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open              
114v Siyavush receives a kingship from Afrasiyab open              
118r Siyavush and his troops are defeated by the forces of Afrasiyab open              
124r Guruy executes Siyavush open              
126v Piran and the child Kay Khusrau before Afrasiyab open              
130v open              
132r open              
133r open              
135v open              
136v open              
139r open              
140r Kay Khusrau enthroned open              
149r open              
156r open              
157r open              
160v open              
170r open              
172r open              
174r open              
181v open              
188v open              
190v Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open              
193v open              
205r open              
216r open              
220v open              
224v open              
228rA open              
228rB open              
230r open              
233v open              
243r open              
244v open              
247r open              
250r open              
257v open              
261v open              
266r open              
268v open              
277r open              
280r open              
290v open              
299r Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open              
309r open              
319v The first combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open              
320r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open              
325r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open              
344v open              
353r open              
354r open              
363r open              
368r open              
373v open              
386r open              
391r open              
394v open              
398v open              
408v open              
421r open              
426v open              
439r open              
450r open              
488v open              
510r open              
512v open              
516v open              
523r open              
532r open              
open Ms. 60.852 open 1 1
open Ms. 61.390 open 20 20
open Ms. 62.709 open 8 8
open Ms. 64.137 open 0
open Ms. 711 open 8 8
open Ms. 76.596 open 33 33
open Ms. 88.871 open 41 41
close Patiala, State Archives open 2 0
close Patna, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library open 28 1039 29 124 246 97 519 17 7
close Rampur, Rampur Raza Library open 10 318 55 66 197
close Secunderabad (Haydarabad), R.K. Tanden Collection open 2 0
Thanjavur Mhraja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library, Mahal Campus, Thanjavur 613009, Tamilnadu, India , Royal Palace Library open 0 0
close Vadoda, Baroda Museum open 4 0
close Vadoda, Baroda Oriental Institute open 1 0
close Varanasi, Bharat Kala Bhavan open 2 16 4 10 2
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