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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
open Switzerland 6 133 636 45 151 200 98 23 116 1 2
open Tajikistan 2 4 39 32 7
close Turkey 6 77 1191 141 542 429 79
close Istanbul, Beyazit Devlet Kutuphanesi open 1 14 14
close Istanbul, Millet Kutuphanesi open 1 17 17
close Istanbul, Suleymaniye Kutuphanesi open 3 63 21 42
close Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayi Muzesi Kutuphanesi open 60 550 141 146 257 6
close Istanbul, Turk ve Islam Eserleri Muzesi open 9 419 272 130 17
open Ms. 1924 open 6 6
open Ms. 1945 open 63 63
open Ms. 1947 open 1 1
open Ms. 1953 open 24 24
close   Ms. 1955 open 41 41
001v Royal hunting scene open     •          
002r Royal hunting scene open     •          
008v Firdausi and the poets of Ghazna open     •          
013v Kayumars enthroned open     •          
018r Zahhak and the sisters of Jamshid open     •          
023v Faridun defeats Zahhak open     •          
046v Rudaba lets down her hair for Zal to climb up open     •          
058v The birth of Rustam open     •          
071v Rustam catches Rakhsh open     •          
083v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open     •          
096v Rustam kills Alkus in combat open     •          
108r Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open     •          
142r Rustam kills Pilsam open     •          
145v Giv finds Kay Khusrau in Turan open     •          
181v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open     •          
183v Rustam captures and kills Kamus open     •          
192r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open     •          
199v Rustam overthrows Puladvand open     •          
202r Rustam fights a sea monster open     •          
215v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open     •          
227v Bizhan kills Human open     •          
242v Piran escapes from Gudarz up the mountainside open     •          
275r The execution of Afrasiyab open     •          
304v Gushtasp puts Isfandiyar in chains open     •          
317v Isfandiyar kills Arjasp to rescue his sisters open     •          
336r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
342r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open     •          
355r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open     •          
388r Hurmuzd before Shapur during a polo game open     •          
407r Bahram Gur's mount tramples Azada open     •          
421r Bahram Gur with Barzin's daughters open     •          
426v Bahram Gur hunts lions open     •          
451v Anushirvan executes Mazdak and his followers open     •          
469r Nushzad killed in battle with Ram Barzin open     •          
488v Talhand dies on the back of his elephant during the battle open     •          
498v Shirin commits suicide by the coffin of Khusrau Parviz open     •          
514r Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open     •          
531v Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz open     •          
541r Gustaham in conversation with the weeping talisman open     •          
555r The captive Qalun mortally wounds Bahram Chubina open     •          
564r Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the hunt open     •          
open Ms. 1978 open 208 208
open Ms. 1983 open 34 34
open Ms. 1984 open 25 25
open Ms. 1993 open 17 17
close Istanbul, University Library open 3 128 103 25
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