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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
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
close   Additional 15531 open 48 48
002v Prince on a balcony (frontispiece) open     •          
003r Courtiers at a banquet (frontispiece) open     •          
010r Prince with his retinue (frontispiece) open     •          
012r The Prophet and his Companions in a ship open     •          
013v Kayumars enthroned open     •          
022v Zuhhak clubbed by Faridun watched by Jamshid's sisters, Arnavaz and Shahrinaz open     •          
050v Zal bestows the kingship of Zabulistan on his son Zal open     •          
061r Zav, son of Tahmasp enthroned at his accession open     •          
071v Rustam confronts the divs after killing Arzhang open     •          
080r Rustam and his army fighting Afrasiyab open     •          
091r Rustam and Suhrab fighting open     •          
100r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open     •          
111v Siyavush and Farangis together open     •          
119v Guruy executes Siyavush open     •          
129r Kai Khusrau embracing Giv after Giv had found him at the end of seven years search open     •          
143v Farud discharging an arrow to pin Zarasp to his saddle open     •          
153v Dying Bahram beseeching Giv, his brother, to spare Tazhav open     •          
166v Kamus fighting Tus and Giv open     •          
177r Rustam kills Gahar Gahani open     •          
187v Rustam kills Akvan Div open     •          
198r Manizha appeals to Rustam open     •          
210r Bizhan kills Human open     •          
223r Gudarz pursuing Piran up the mountain open     •          
236r Kai Khusrau kills Shida open     •          
240r Kai khusrau holding a council of war before attacking Afrasiyab open     •          
256r Kay Kavus and Kay Khusrau celebrate their return to Iran open     •          
263v Kai Khusrau, having appointed Luhrasp as his successor, rides off into the desert open     •          
280r Battle between the armies of Gushtasp and Arjasp open     •          
308r Isfandiyar in conversation with Pashutan before their battle open     •          
318r Rustam on Rakhsh impaled in the pit of spears watched by Shaghdad and Zavara open     •          
325r The accession of Darab open     •          
337r The iron cavalry filled with flaming naphtha routing Fur's war elephants open     •          
345r Iskandar welcomed at Harum the city of women open     •          
355v Ardashir and his army routing Ardavan's army open     •          
366r Shapur, son of Ardashir, enthroned at his accession open     •          
381v Bahram Gur, Munzir and Nu'man receive a Persian delegation at Jahrum open     •          
395v Bahrm Gur hunts onagers open     •          
407r Reconciliation between Bahram Gur and Shangal open     •          
419v Anushirvan looking down from a balcony at Babak who has been mustering troops open     •          
436r The Khaqan of Chin with captives open     •          
445v Buzurjmihr invents the game of backgammon and shows how it is played open     •          
460v Anushirvan's army besieging Aleppo open     •          
484v Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina parley before their battle open     •          
501v Battle between Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open     •          
514r Gurdiya is given a warm reception by Khusrau Parviz open     •          
525r The accession of Shiruy, son of Khusrau Parviz open     •          
531v Shiruy with his counsellors watched by Shirin open     •          
539r Yazdagird abandoned by his own army retreating before the Turkman troops of Bizhan open     •          
open Additional 16761 open 40 40
open Additional 18188 open 72 72
open Additional 18804 open 97 97
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