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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
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
close Russia 5 33 1147 53 149 201 451 162 131
close Moscow, Museum of the Orient open 5 3 3
close St Petersburg, The Hermitage Museum open 2 13 1 12
close St Petersburg, Institute of Oriental Manuscripts open 10 368 134 60 158 16
close St Petersburg, National Library of Russia open 15 733 53 14 138 409 4 115
open Dorn 329 open 53 53
open Dorn 331 open 12 12
open Dorn 332 open 13 13
open Dorn 333 open 193 193
open Dorn 334 open 27 27
open PNS 117 open 1 1
open PNS 13 open 48 48
close   PNS 266 open 69 69
007r Gushtasp kills the wolf open     •          
010r Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open     •          
011r Zarir arrives at Caesar's court open     •          
012r Luhrasp receives Zarir and Gushtasp open     •          
012v Luhrasp leaves worldly things open     •          
020r Bidarafsh kills Zarir open     •          
022r Isfandiyar Kills Bidarafsh open     •          
028r Arjasp flees from Gushtasp in combat open     •          
032r Isfandiyar lassoes the Turanian hero Gurgsar open     •          
034v Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open     •          
035r Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open     •          
036r Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open     •          
037r Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open     •          
037v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open     •          
039r Isfandiyar's sixth labour: he escapes from a snow storm open     •          
040v Isfandiyar kills Gurgsar during the seventh labour open     •          
041v Isfandiyar in the Ruin (Copper) Castle open     •          
042r Isfandiyar and his sisters open     •          
044r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open     •          
045r Isfandiyar kills Kuhram open     •          
055r Rustam and Isfandiyar parley open     •          
057r Isfandiyar apologises for not inviting Rustam open     •          
063v Rustam and Isfandiyar parley open     •          
065r Isfandiyar shoots Rustam and Rakhsh open     •          
067v The Simurgh healing Rakhsh's wounds open     •          
069v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes open     •          
072v Isfandiyar mourned open     •          
077r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open     •          
079v The servant takes away the snake from Rudaba open     •          
082r Faramarz executed open     •          
084v Darab questions the launderer's wife about his parents open     •          
085v Rashnavad finds Darab asleep by a ruined castle open     •          
089v Iskandar fed by his mother; Iskandar's newly born horse fed by his mother open     •          
094v Iskandar attends dying Dara open     •          
095v Iskandar executes Dara's murderers open     •          
098v The King of Hind tells his dreams to Mihran open     •          
104r In India Iskandar receives the daughter of the King of Hind open     •          
106r Iskandar dictates a letter to the King of Hind open     •          
108r Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open     •          
111v Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open     •          
116v Iskandar kills a dragon open     •          
121r Iskandar builds a wall against Gog and Magog open     •          
124v Iskandar writes the letter to Arastu open     •          
130r Ardashir comes to Ardavan in his palace @ open     •          
131v Gulnar flees with Ardashir open     •          
134r The execution of Ardavan by Ardashir open     •          
148v Shapur enthroned open     •          
155r Tahir the Arab emprizoned open     •          
157r Shapur freed from Caesar's prison by the slavegirl open     •          
167r Bahram Gur's mount tramples Azada open     •          
169v A sea monster kills Yazdagird open     •          
172r Bahram Gur, Munzir and Nu'man receive a Persian delegation at Jahrum open     •          
183v Bahram Gur and the miller's daughters open     •          
195r Bahram Gur captures the Khaqan of Chin open     •          
202r Bahram Gur wrestles before Shangul open     •          
210r Bahram Gur bequeaths his kingdom to Yazdagird open     •          
222r Shiruy (Qubad) enthroned open     •          
236v Anushirvan executes a young man and his half-sister in his harem open     •          
258r Anushirvan sits before chessboard sent by the Raja of Hind open     •          
269r Buzurjmihr put into jail open     •          
288v Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava open     •          
306r Khusrau Parviz enthroned open     •          
315r King Hurmuzd is assassinated open     •          
318r Bahram Chubina enthroned open     •          
329v The angel Surush rescues Khusrau Parviz open     •          
336r Bahram Chubina kills the lion-dragon open     •          
339v The captive Qulun mortally wounds Bahram Chubina open     •          
358r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open     •          
360r Shiruy dies open     •          
open PNS 381 open 50 50
open PNS 382 open 30 30
open PNS 383 open 4 4
open PNS 394 open 67 67
open PNS 64 open 66 66
open PNS 65 open 75 75
open PNS 90 open 25 25
close St Petersburg, Oriental Library, St Petersburg University open 1 30 30
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