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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
open PNS 266 open 69 69
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
close PNS 65 open 75 75
001v Sultan Mahmud enthroned (frontispiece, right side of the double page composition) open       •        
002r Sultan Mahmud enthroned (frontispiece, left side of the double page composition) open       •        
008r Firdausi at the bathhouse open       •        
015r Kayumars enthroned open       •        
017v The Div Khazarvan fights Siyamak open       •        
026v Faridun leads Zahhak open       •        
030v The King of Yemen receives Faridun's sons open       •        
034r Salm and Tur murder Iraj open       •        
040v Manuchihr kills Salm and Tur (Variant) open       •        
044v The Simurgh brings Zal to Sam open       •        
049v Zal by Rudaba's castle open       •        
060r Sam and Zal leaving for Kabul to meet Rudaba and her family open       •        
061r The birth of Rustam open       •        
063r Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open       •        
073v Rustam catches Rakhsh open       •        
076r The combat between Rustam and Afrasiyab open       •        
086r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
095v Kay Kavus airborne open       •        
102r Suhrab captures Hujir open       •        
111v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open       •        
117v Siyavush in Sudaba's dwellings open       •        
121r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
130r Afrasiyab greets Siyavush open       •        
142r Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
145v Faramarz kills Varazad open       •        
152r Giv finds Kay Khusraw in Turan open       •        
156v Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open       •        
166v Faramurz kills Shirmard open       •        
175v Bizhan fights Farud open       •        
197r Kamus battles Giv open       •        
199v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
207v Rustam lifts Shangul from his saddle open       •        
209v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open       •        
217r Rustam overthrows Puladvand open       •        
219v The Div Akvan flings Rustam into the sea open       •        
223v Manizha entertains Bizhan in the meadows open       •        
232r Manizha appeals to Rustam open       •        
234v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open       •        
239v Barzu battles Ruin open       •        
249v Barzu battles Rustam open       •        
253r Barzu battles Faramarz open       •        
265r Barzu fights Rustam for the third time open       •        
280v Rustam battles Pilsam open       •        
285r Barzu battles Afrasiyab open       •        
296v Bizhan kills Human open       •        
307v The third combat: Guraza fights Siyamak open       •        
309r The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open       •        
337v Afrasiyab executed open       •        
346r Luhrasp enthroned open       •        
350v Gushtasp kills the wolf open       •        
352r Gushtasp kills a dragon open       •        
354v Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open       •        
357r Gushtasp enthroned open       •        
375r Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open       •        
376r Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open       •        
388r Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open       •        
400r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes open       •        
405v First death of Rustam open       •        
407r Second death of Rustam open       •        
422r Execution of dead Faramurz open       •        
426r Bahman swallowed by the dragon open       •        
435v Iskandar attends dying Dara open       •        
438v The King of Hind tells his dreams to Mihran open       •        
451v Khizr and Ilyas at the fountain of Life, Iskandar watching open       •        
463r Ardashir and the Ardavan's daughter enthroned open       •        
467r Ardashir kills the worm open       •        
477v Tair's daughter falls in love with Shapur while he is fighting with her father in Yaman open       •        
481v Shapur battles the King of Rum open       •        
496r open       •        
512r Bahram Gur wrestles before Shangul open       •        
514r Bahram Gur kills a dragon open       •        
526r Anushirvan enthroned open       •        
550r Buzurjmihr explains to Anushirvan what is kirdar-u guftar-i nik open       •        
626v Sufi dwelling (finispiece, left side of the double page composition) open       •        
627r Preparation for the feast (finispiece, left side of the double page composition) open       •        
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