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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
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
close Switzerland 6 133 636 45 151 200 98 23 116 1 2
close Bern, Bernisches Historisches Museum open 4 159 49 110
close Geneva, Aga Khan Trust for Culture open 57 235 27 116 37 53 1 1
open 2005.1.269 (Ms 12) open 44 43 1
open 2005.1.274 (Ms 22) open 38 37 1
open 2005.1.155-165 (M. 184-200) open 3 3
open 2005.1.16-19 (Ir.M.1-1/B) open 1 1
open 2005.1.20-22 (Ir.M. 2/0-2B ) open 3 3
close   2005.1.268 (Ms 11) open 51 51
001v A king and courtiers feasting outside open              
002r A king and courtiers feasting outside open              
011v Kayumars enthroned open              
018v Faridun fords the Dijla on the way to fight Zahhak open              
026r The murder of Iraj open              
030r Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open              
033r The Simurgh carries Zal to her nest open              
038r Rudaba lets down her hair for Zal to climb up open              
050v Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open              
057v Zal shoots Gulbad open              
061r Rustam catches Rakhsh open              
068v Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open              
072r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open              
081r Kay Kavus airborne open              
085r Tahmina visits Rustam's chamber open              
092v The first combat of Rustam and Suhrab open              
102v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open              
111v Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open              
122v Guruy executes Siyavush open              
128v Rustam kills Pilsam open              
139v Kay Khusrau enthroned open              
178v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open              
187v Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open              
190v Bizhan slaughters the wild boars open              
201v Bizhan and Rustam after the rescue from the pit open              
212v Bizhan westles Human to the ground and the death of Human open              
226r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open              
238v Kay Khusraw Throws Shida to the Ground open              
246v Afrasiyab's Family before Kay Khusraw open              
257r The execution of Garsivaz open              
271v Gushtasp kills a wolf in Rum open              
273v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open              
291v Jamasp visits the chained Isfandiyar in prison open              
297r Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open              
307v Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open              
313r Rustam boasts about his strength open              
320r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open              
332r Queen Humay re-united with her son Darab open              
337v Iskandar Attends the Dying Dara open              
348r Iskandar at the Court of Qaydafah open              
361v Arrival of Ardashir at the court of Ardavan open              
369v Ardashir Recognizes Shapur during a Polo Game open              
382v Shapur's night attack on Caesar's camp open              
389r Bahram Gur shows his prowess on the hunting grounds open              
394r Bahram Gur fights two lions to win the throne open              
406r Bahram Gur hunts Lions open              
416v Bahram Gur kills a dragon in India open              
451v Anushirvan receives the Khaqan's daughter open              
474r Bahram Chubina Defeats and Kills Sava open              
489v Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz open              
514r Gurdiya displays her prowess before Khusraw open              
open 2005.1.28-37 (Ir.M. 6-6/I) open 16 15 1
open 2005.1.28-37 (Ir.M. 6-6/I) open 0
open 2005.1.45-49 (Ir.M. 14-14/D) open 5 5
open 2005.1.51-56 (Ir.M. 15-15/E) open 6 6
open 2005.1.62-64, 91-92 (Ir.M. 17-17/B, 60-60/A) open 5 5
open 2005.1.70-72, 99-103 (Ir.M. 29-29/B, 69-69/D) open 9 9
open 2005.1.84-85 (Ir.M. 54-54/A) open 2 2
open 2005.1.99-103 (Ir.M. 69-69/D) open 1 1
open Ir.M. 1/A open 1 1
open Ir.M. 1/B open 1 1
open Ir.M. 1/C open 1 1
open Ir.M. 14/A open 0
open Ir.M. 14/B open 1 1
open Ir.M. 14/C open 0
open Ir.M. 14/D open 0
open Ir.M. 14/E open 1 1
open Ir.M. 18 open 1 1
open Ir.M. 20 open 1 1
open Ir.M. 43 open 12 12
open Ir.M. 43/C open 1 1
open Ir.M. 43/J open 0
open Ir.M. 5 open 2 1 1
open Ir.M. 51 open 1 1
open Ir.M. 54/A open 0
open Ir.M. 56 open 1 1
open Ir.M. 59 open 1 1
open Ir.M. 6/A open 0
open Ir.M. 6/B open 0
open Ir.M. 6/E open 0
open Ir.M. 6/F open 0
open Ir.M. 6/G open 0
open Ir.M. 6/H open 0
open Ir.M. 67 open 1 1
open Ir.M. 68 open 1 1
open M. 185 open 0
open M. 197 open 1 1
open M. 198 open 0
open M. 199 open 1 1
open Ms 16 open 18 18
open Ms X open 0
open s/ref open 0
close Geneva, Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Genève open 2 35 34 1
close Geneva, Fondation Martin Bodmer open 3 97 68 14 15
close Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire open 49 67 17 15 8 26 1
close Zurich, Museum Rietberg open 18 43 1 20 4 4 7 5 1 1
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