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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