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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
open Ireland 2 29 632 110 62 143 151 106 58 2
open Israel 1 15 58 7 18 3 29 1
close Italy 9 12 336 1 17 91 176 51
close Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana open 1 26 26
close Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale open 1 17 17
close Florence, Villa I Tatti, Berenson Collection open 2 36 1 35
close Genoa, Biblioteca Universitaria open 1 0
close Naples, Biblioteca Nazionale "V.E. III" open 2 152 28 124
close Rome, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana open 1 0
close Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense open 1 52 52
close Ms. 4893 open 52 52
010r General frontispiece open              
010v Right side of double frontispiece open              
011r Frontispiece open              
066r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant open              
075r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open              
087v Barzunama image open              
096r Barzunama image open              
107r Bizhan kills Human open              
120r Gudarz pursues Piran open              
131v Kay Khusrau throws Shida to the ground (about to stab him) open              
134v The birth of Rustam open              
143r Rustam stabs Kuk in combat open              
168r Kay Kavus airborne open              
182r Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open              
209v Guruy executes Siyavush open              
231v Furud kills Zarasp son of Tus open              
239r Rivniz dies, but his men save his crown open              
256r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open              
260r The battle between the armies of Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab open              
291v Gushtasp kills a dragon open              
295v Gushtasp enthroned open              
305r Gushtasp puts his son Isfandiyar in chains open              
312r Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open              
312v Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open              
314r Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open              
314v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open              
316v Isfandiyar kills Gurgsar during the seventh labour open              
335r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes open              
337r Gushtasp's court mourns for Isfandiyar open              
340v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open              
351r Iskandar enthroned open              
363v Iskandar encounters Israfil open              
366v Iskandar encounters Gushbishtar on his way to Babylon open              
371r Ardashir hunts with Ardavan's sons open              
373v Ardashir captures Ardavan open              
377r Ardashir impales Haftvad and Shahuy * open              
394v Yazdagird enthroned open              
396v Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open              
398v Yazdagird killed by the mysterious horse (?) * open              
400v Bahram Gur, Munzir and Nu'man receive a Persian delegation at Jahrum open              
402r Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions open              
405v A drunken shoemaker rides on Bahram Gur's escaped lion open              
411r Bahram Gur listens to Arzu's harp playing open              
440v Anushirvan receives the delegation from Gilan open              
464r Anushirvan sits before chessboard sent by the Raja of Hind open              
470r Death of Talhand on his elephant open              
491v Bahram Chubin shoots Sava Shah open              
510r Bahram Chubina enthroned open              
528r Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the hunt open              
530v Refreshments of Khusrau and Shirin in country open              
540r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open              
548v The miller assassinates Yazdagird open              
close Venice, Bibl. Armena della congregazione dei Mechitaristi open 2 51 51
close Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana open 1 2 2
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