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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
open C 1654 open 29 29
open C 1670 open 7 7
open C 50 open 26 26
open C 52 open 31 31
close C 822 open 74 74
001v Court reception (frontispiece) open   •            
002r Court reception (frontispiece) open   •            
011r Prophet Muhammad with his disciples on the ship open   •            
018v Kava carries his standard open   •            
019r Faridun enthroned open   •            
021v Zahhak bound on the mountain open   •            
030v Manuchihr kills Salm open   •            
035v Sam asks the Simurgh to return Zal open   •            
051r The birth of Rustam open   •            
052v Nawzar enthroned open   •            
058v Ziv, son of Tahmasp enthroned open   •            
060r Rustam catches Rakhsh open   •            
061v Kay Qubad enthroned open   •            
067v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open   •            
078r Kay Kavus' airborne open   •            
079v Rustam fights the Turanians open   •            
092v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open   •            
100v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open   •            
113v Siyavush fights Guruy Zara open   •            
122v Rustam confronts the army of Afrasiyab open   •            
126r Giv finds Kay Khusraw in Turan open   •            
141r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open   •            
145r Piran attacks the Iranian camp at night open   •            
165r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open   •            
179v Rustam overthrows Puladvand open   •            
183r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open   •            
186r Bizhan slaughters the wild boars open   •            
196v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open   •            
207r Bizhan Kills Human open   •            
208r Bizhan kills Nastihan during the night attack of Nastihan open   •            
217r Fariburz kills Gulbad open   •            
217v Giv fights Guruy open   •            
218r Guraza kills Siyamak open   •            
218v Rahham kills Barman open   •            
219r Bizhan kills Ruyin open   •            
219v Hujir cleaves Sipahram's helmet with his sword open   •            
220r Zanga kills Akhvasht open   •            
220v Gurgin shoots Andariman open   •            
221r Barta kills Kuhram with his sword open   •            
222r Gudarz mourns the dead Piran open   •            
232r Kay Khusraw kills Shida open   •            
233v The battle between the armies of Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab open   •            
238r Kay Khusrau captures Gang Dizh open   •            
246v Hum captures Afrasiyab open   •            
248r Afrasiyab executed open   •            
255r Kay Khusraw's champions lost in the snow open   •            
257r Gushtasp seeks work in Rum with the smith Burab open   •            
260r Gushtasp kills the wolf open   •            
261v Gushtasp kills a dragon open   •            
262v Gushtasp before Caesar open   •            
272v Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh open   •            
273r Isfandiyar pardons the Turks open   •            
275v Gushtasp in Sistan received by Zal and Rustam open   •            
281r Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open   •            
281v Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open   •            
282v Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open   •            
283r Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open   •            
284r Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open   •            
285r Isfandiyar's sixth labour: he escapes from a snow storm open   •            
293v Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open   •            
304r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open   •            
309r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open   •            
312r Pashutan advises Bahman to forsake revenge against Rustam's family open   •            
321v Iskandar enthroned open   •            
336r Iskandar builds a wall against Gog and Magog open   •            
365r Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open   •            
378r Bahram Gur and Mahiyar listen to Arzu's harp playing open   •            
390r Bahram Gur killing the dragon open   •            
401v Anushirvan enthroned open   •            
451r Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava open   •            
459r Bahram Chubina wears the woman's clothes sent by Hurmuzd open   •            
498v Khusraw Parviz visits Shirin in her castle open   •            
501v Constructing of Ayvan-i Mada'in by Khusraw Parviz open   •            
522v The miller assassinates Yazdagird open   •            
open D 1 open 11 2 9
open D 14 open 4 4
open D 184 open 28 28
open D 377 open 146 146
open E12 open 12 12
close St Petersburg, National Library of Russia open 15 733 53 14 138 409 4 115
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