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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 Ms. Or. 5 open 26 26
005r Kanarang assaults the fortress of Rum and captures Caesar * open              
014v Kayumars enthroned open              
047r Faridun strikes Zahhak with his mace * open              
059v Manuchihr leads his army to fight Salm and Tur open              
076v Sam fights the demon * open              
090v Sam exposes Paridukht in a duel * open              
109r Sam and his forces attack those of Faghfur of Chin * open              
136r Zal displays his skills before Manuchihr open              
155v Rustam throws Qulun from his horse * open              
175r Kay Kavus airborne open              
192v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open              
213r Siyavush writes to Kay Kavus open              
226r Siyavush marries Farangis open              
243v Rustam pierces Pilsam with his lance * open              
268v Bizhan brings head of Palashan to Giv * open              
282v The Iranians and Turanians fight a second time open              
299v Rustam kills Chingish open              
316v Rustam wrestles with Puladvand open              
339v Giv and Gudarz greet Rustam returning with Bizhan open              
378v Kay Khusrau fights Shida open              
420v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open              
437v Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh open              
449r Isfandiyar battles against the troops of Gurgsar * open              
483v Test of strength (arm-wrestling) between Rustam and Isfandiyar * open              
498v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open              
665v Scene from the Garshaspnama open              
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 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