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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 52 1023 10 202 282 282 88 111 48
open Georgia 2 6 7 1 1 5
open Germany 9 46 1228 41 183 330 426 88 101 59
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
open Turkey 6 77 1191 141 542 429 79
close UK 29 268 3928 31 715 1095 972 362 562 12 176
close Birmingham, Special Collections open 1 72 20 52
close Cambridge, Ancient Indian and Iran Trust open 1 29 29
close Cambridge, Cheffins open 1 5 5
close Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum open 5 101 28 4 69
close Cambridge, University Library open 10 271 11 69 12 1 121 12 45
close Exeter, Devon and Exeter Institution open 1 0
close London, The British Library open 39 1290 295 346 457 102 86 4
open Additional 15531 open 48 48
open Additional 16761 open 40 40
open Additional 18188 open 72 72
close Additional 18804 open 97 97
002r Accession of Luhrasp open         •      
007r Gushtasp killing the rhinoceros open         •      
009v Gushtasp killing the dragon open         •      
012r Battle between Gushtasp and Ilyas open         •      
014r Gushtasp enthroned with Zarir open         •      
021v Gushtasp and Jamasp fighting the Iranian army open         •      
024v Isfandiyar killing Bidarafsh in battle open         •      
033r Battle between the armies of Isfandiyar and Arjasp open         •      
035v Isfandiyar killing the wolves open         •      
036r Isfandiyar killing the lions open         •      
037r Isfandiyar killing the dragon as it tries to swallow his chariot open         •      
038r Isfandiyar killing the witch woman open         •      
039r Isfandiyar fighting the Simurgh from his chariot open         •      
042r Isfandiyar arriving at the Brazen Fort disguised as a merchant with his caravan open         •      
043r Isfandiyar's sisters recognize him in merchant's clothes open         •      
045r Isfandiyar's army saching the Brazen Fort open         •      
046r Accession of Isfandiyar open         •      
047r Isfandiyar watching the hanging and impaling of Andariman and Kuhram open         •      
048v Gushtasp receives Isfandiyar on his return from the Haft Khvan open         •      
055r Rustam kicking away the boulder rolled on him by Bahman open         •      
057v Rustam and Isfandiyar meeting open         •      
066v First battle between Isfandiyar and Rustam open         •      
067v Faramarz killing Isfandiyar's son in battle open         •      
068v Isfandiyar wounding Rustam and Rakhsh open         •      
071r The Simurgh healing Rustam's wounds while Rakhsh waits nearby open         •      
073v Rustam shooting Isfandiyar in the eyes with his magic forked arrow open         •      
076r The funeral of Isfandiyar in which his coffin is carried by his father, Gushtasp open         •      
082r Rustam and Rakhsh impaled in the pit of spears shooting Shaghad through a tree open         •      
083v Funeral procession of Rustam and Zavareh in which the bodies of their horses are also carried. open         •      
084v Faramarz dragging the King of Kabul from his elephant open         •      
087v Faramarz having been captured by Bahman is impaled and shot with arrows open         •      
092r Humay bequeaths the throne to Darab open         •      
097r Dara pursued by Iskandar across the Euphrates open         •      
099v Iskandar comforting the dying Dara open         •      
101r Iskandar watching the coffin of Dara placed in the tomb while his killers are shot open         •      
104r Iskandar with Rushanak, daughter of Dara open         •      
110v The flaming iron cavalry routing Fur's elephant in the battle between Iskandar and Fur open         •      
117v Iskandar meeting the Brahmans open         •      
118v Iskandar watching his boat being swallowed by a whale in the Western Sea open         •      
119r Iskandar fighting the serpents on the island of the Western Sea open         •      
119v Iskandar fighting the Habashis open         •      
120r Iskandar fighting wolves in the land of Habash open         •      
121r Iskandar's soldiers feeding oxskins full of naphtha to the dragon open         •      
121v Iskandar sees the corpse on the mountain which foretold his death open         •      
122r Iskandar with the women at Harum open         •      
124r Iskandar with Khizr at the Water of Life as the sun sinks open         •      
125r Iskandar with Israfil talking to the birds open         •      
126r Iskandar watching the wall built against Juj and Majuj open         •      
127r Iskandar sees the corpse with a boar's head and human bodiy on the mountain open         •      
128r Iskandar in the land of the talking trees open         •      
130v Iskandar in the country of Babil with the people with long ears open         •      
131v The portent of Iskandar's death, a child with lion's head, ox's tail, hoofs, breast & shoulder of a man, is shown to him open         •      
134r Mourners round Iskandar's coffin open         •      
137v Gulnar, the slave girl, lowering herself on the rope into Ardashir's room open         •      
144v Ardashir shooting the impaled Shahvi and Haftvad open         •      
160v Shapur overcoming the watchmen as he flees with the maiden who saved him open         •      
163v The Qaysar of Rum brought as a prisoner before Shapur open         •      
169v Bahram Gur catching a deer with his bow before Azadeh open         •      
170r Bahram Gur shooting a winged leopard open         •      
176r Bahram Gur killing the lions to gain the crown open         •      
180v The drunk shoemaker riding Bahram Gur's lions open         •      
185r Bahram Gur releasing a man from the dragon's belly open         •      
187r Bahram Gur and his retinue in green clothes hunting water fowl with falcons from boats open         •      
188r Bahram Gur feasting open         •      
188v Bahram Gur shooting wild asses open         •      
194r Bahram Gur hunting lions open         •      
198r Bahram Gur watching Khazarvan, King of Gilan, capturing the Khaqan of Chin open         •      
204v Bahram Gur showing off his wrestling prowess before Shangal open         •      
206r Bahram Gur hunting rhinos open         •      
207r Bahram Gur killing the dragon open         •      
212v Gypsy girls dancing before Bahram Gur open         •      
215r Hurmuzd, grandson of Bahram Gur, bethroned holding a crow open         •      
224r The impaled Mazdak shot through with arrows open         •      
243v Anushiravan receiving Buzurjumihr and the consellors open         •      
254v The Khaqan of Chin sending his daughter by boat on the Jaihun (Oxus) to Anushirvan open         •      
260v Anushirvan introdueced to chess by the King of Hind's envoys open         •      
262r Buzurjmihr giving nard (backgammon) to the Turkmen chief Maqatureh open         •      
292r Bahram Chubin with a dragon standard his army against Saveh open         •      
297v Saveh killed by Bahram Chubin in Battle open         •      
305r Battle between Bahram Chubin and the Turkman Chief Maqatureh open         •      
306r The daughter of the Khaqan of Chin being killed by the lion-ape on the plains during Nuruz celebrations open         •      
307r Bahram Chubin killing the lion-ape open         •      
310v Qulun killing Bahram Chubin at the mill open         •      
314r Gardiyeh, sister of Bahram, killing Tuvarg in battle open         •      
321v Khusrau Parviz arriving at Shirin's palace open         •      
322r Khusrau Parviz with Shirin open         •      
325v khusrau Parviz enthroned listening to music open         •      
330r Ashtad and Kharrad giving Khusrau Parviz a message from Shiruy open         •      
337r Khusrau Parviz, having been desposed by Shiruy, regretting his own past misdeeds while Shiruy weeps for him open         •      
338r Khusrau Parviz being stabbed by Mihr Hurmuzd by order of Shiruy open         •      
340v Shirin mourning at Khusrau Parviz's tomb open         •      
347r Rustam, son of Farrukhzad fighting Sa'd ibn Waqqas open         •      
353r Yazdgird being seized by Mahvi's soldiers after he had been stabbed by Khusrau the miller open         •      
353v The monks discovering Yazdgird's body in the millstream open         •      
356r Mahvi siezed in battle by Barsam open         •      
356v The miller, Khusrau, encounter Yazdgird III in his mill open         •      
357r Mahvi having his feet and hands cut off by order of Bizhan open         •      
open Additional 27257 open 55 55
open Additional 27258 open 64 64
open Additional 27261 open 2 2
open Additional 27302 open 52 52
open Additional 5600 open 90 90
open Additional 6609 open 5 5
open Additional 6610 open 47 47
open Additional 7724 open 10 10
open I.O.Islamic 119 open 5 5
open I.O.Islamic 1256 open 28 28
open I.O.Islamic 133 open 24 24
open I.O.Islamic 301 open 27 27
open I.O.Islamic 3254 open 52 48 4
open I.O.Islamic 3263 open 23 23
open I.O.Islamic 3265 open 41 41
open I.O.Islamic 3540 open 60 60
open I.O.Islamic 741 open 10 10
open I.O.Islamic 742 open 5 5
open I.O.Islamic 966 open 65 65
open Oriental 11842 open 14 14
open Oriental 12084 open 18 18
open Oriental 12085 open 16 16
open Oriental 12086 open 5 5
open Oriental 12483 open 30 30
open Oriental 12688 open 90 90
open Oriental 13859 open 28 28
open Oriental 1403 open 94 94
open Oriental 14403 open 3 3
open Oriental 14548 open 0
open Oriental 2926 open 9 9
open Oriental 2926, 2976 open 0
open Oriental 2976 open 9 9
open Oriental 371 open 5 5
open Oriental 4384 open 9 9
open Oriental 4906 open 38 38
close London, The British Museum open 34 73 14 7 8 5 37 1 1
close London, Christie's open 16 102 13 81 1 4 3
close London, Colnaghi Auction House open 1 1 1
close London , Francesca Galloway open 4 4 3 1
close London, Keir Collection open 29 142 10 63 26 43
close London, Noor Collection open 1 0
close London, Royal Asiatic Society open 2 46 31 1 14
close London, Sam Fogg open 14 77 1 39 8 20 9
close London, School of Oriental & African Studies open 6 94 4 47 40 3
close London, Sotheby's open 44 142 4 1 107 26 1 3
close London , Spink open 2 3 2 1
close London, Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding open 19 47 28 19
close Manchester, John Rylands University Library of Manchester open 11 579 76 239 102 162
close Oxford, All Souls College open 2 68 21 47
close Oxford, Bodleian Library open 14 561 2 173 56 41 123 56 109
close Oxford, Merton College open 1 18 16
close Private, Lady Homayun Renwick open 4 2 1 1
close Private, St. Gall open 1 1 1
close St Andrews, University of St Andrews Library open 1 37 37
close Windsor, Windsor Castle open 2 161 89 71 1
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