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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
open Iran 18 91 1781 4 146 623 234 88 473 213
open Iraq 1 1 0
close Ireland 2 29 632 110 62 143 151 106 58 2
close Dublin, The Chester Beatty Library open 26 435 110 62 143 114 3 1 2
open In 11A.34 open 1 1
open In 17 open 37 37
open In 23 open 0
open In 36 open 42 42
open In 47.10 open 1 1
open In 64 open 3 3
open Per 104 open 84 84
open Per 110 open 14 14
open Per 111 open 7 7
open Per 114 open 5 5
open Per 118 open 1 1
close   Per 157 open 31 31
005v Firdausi in the presence of Sultan Mahmud open              
009v Gayumars, the first king, surrounded by the first men and animals open              
011v Jamshid enthroned near a tree in garden, presiding over the art he has devised for men open              
011v Jamshid enthroned open              
014r Zahhak enthroned open              
025v Faridun's son, Salm and Tur murder their brother Iraj open              
049v Rudabeh gives birth to Rustam open              
051r Rustam fights the white elephant open              
072r Rustam slays the white div open              
081v Kay Kavus airborne open              
085v Tahmina visits Rustam's chamber open              
096v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open              
105v the fire-ordeal of Siyavush open              
115v Siyavush playing polo before Afrasiyab open              
127v Guruy executes Siyavush open              
142r Kai Khusrau crosses Oxus with his mother Farangis open              
155r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open              
178v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open              
188v Rustam lassoes the Khaqan of China open              
214v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open              
238v Gurgin carries the head of Andariman open              
272r Kai Khusrau beheads Afrasiyab open              
283v Luhrasp enthroned open              
305r Gushtasp orders the chaining of Isfandiyar open              
316r Isfandiyar slays the Simurgh with his chariot open              
343r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar with his magic arrow open              
350r Rustam shoots Shaghad from the pit open              
370r Iskandar on pilgrimage at he door of Ka'ba open              
410v Bahram Gur hunting onagers on a camel open              
421r the cobbler riding one of Bahram Gur's lions open              
481r Talhand and Gavfighting over the throne open              
open Per 158 open 30 30
open Per 214_1995:3 open 1 1
open Per 214_vol.1 open 30 30
open Per 214_vol.2 open 34 34
open Per 230 open 0
open Per 256 open 5 5
open Per 270 open 22 22
open Per 271 open 9 9
open Per 277 open 16 14 2
open Per 292.3 open 1 1
open Per 295 open 59 59
open Per 296.8 open 0
open Per 300.2 open 1 1
open Per 300.3 open 1 1
close Dublin, Trinity College Library open 3 197 37 103 57
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