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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
open India 36 105 2879 75 378 364 674 83 1076 17 212
close Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
close Isfahan, Central Library, University of Isfahan open 1 30 30
close Mashhad, Astan Quds Razavi open 1 58 58
close Qum, Astana Muqaddasa open 1 0
close Qum, Markaz-i Ihya-yi Miras-i Islami open 2 16 15 1
close Tehran, Anthropology Encyclopedia Center open 1 2 1 1
close Tehran, Central Library, University of Tehran open 3 61 1 60
close Tehran, Gulistan Museum open 11 512 51 112 132 177 40
close Tehran, Hunarha-yi Ta'ziini open 2 50 4 46
close Tehran, Iranian National Museum (Iran Bastan) open 10 100 38 62
close Tehran, Majlis Library (Parliament of IRI) open 3 140 21 61 58
close Tehran, Malik National Library & Museum open 4 72 36 30 6
open 700-715 open 15 15
close Ms 5986 open 29 29
001 Shamsa open              
002 Shamsa open              
003 Illuminated unvan open              
015 A group of kings open              
016 A group of kings open              
017 A group of kings open              
018 A group of kings open              
019 A group of kings open              
020 A group of kings open              
025 The ship of faith open              
109 Barman kills Qubad open              
120 Rustam catches Rakhsh open              
147 The King of Mazandaran changes himself into a rock open              
162 Rustam kills Alkus in combat open              
186 Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open              
220 Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open              
236 Siyavush taken prisoner before Afrasiyab open              
247 Zavara executes Surkha to avenge Siyavush open              
341 Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open              
406 Guraza binds Siyamak onto his horse and leads him away open              
425 Kay Khusrau kills Shida open              
550 Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open              
560 Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open              
565 The execution of Faramarz open              
605 Iskandar encounters Israfil open              
659 Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open              
668 Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing two lions open              
682 Bahram Gur and Mahyar listen to Arzu's harp playing open              
691 Bahram Gur kills the dragon that had killed a youth open              
open Ms 6031 open 13 7 6
open No. 700-715 open 15 15
close Tehran, Melli Library (National Library of Iran) open 10 236 133 14 89
close Tehran, Museum of Contemporary Arts open 1 125 120 5
close Tehran, Riza Abbasi Museum open 36 272 4 22 51 36 122 37
close Tehran, Sa'ad Abad open 1 21 21
close Tehran, Sepahsalar Library (Shahid Motahhari Library) open 2 64 13 51
close Tus, Tus Museum open 2 22 1 21
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