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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
open Ms 21-1948 open 2 2
open Ms 22-1948 open 28 28
close Ms 311 open 69 69
006r Firdausi and the 3 poets of Ghazna open       •        
007r Illuminated page with the beginning of the poem open       •        
056r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open       •        
057r Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open       •        
059r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
071r Rustam at the court of Kay Kavus open       •        
082v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
090v Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open       •        
093r Siyavush receives a kingship from Afrasiyab open       •        
095v Siyavush fights Guruy Zirih open       •        
100r Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
105r Rustam kills Pilsam open       •        
105v Rustam fights Afrasiyab, Human and the Turanians open       •        
108r Giv finds Kay Khusrau in Turan open       •        
113v Kay Kavus gives up throne in favour of Kay Khusrau open       •        
121v The Iranians mourn Farud open       •        
127r Tazhav kills Bahram open       •        
139v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
141v Rustam captures and kills Kamus open       •        
147v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open       •        
155r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open       •        
159v Bizhan brought before Afrasiyab open       •        
161r Bizhan is brought to the pit open       •        
167r Rustam removes the stone from the mouth of Bizhan's pit open       •        
175v Bizhan beheads Human open       •        
182v Giv fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open       •        
185v The sixth combat: Bizhan kills Ruyin open       •        
186v The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open       •        
196v Kay Khusrau kills Shida open       •        
211r Afrasiyab is taken out of the water open       •        
217v Luhrasp enthroned open       •        
221v Gushtasp kills the wolf open       •        
223r Gushtasp kills the dragon open       •        
224v Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open       •        
232r Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh open       •        
236v Jamasp comes to release Isfandiyar open       •        
240v Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open       •        
241v Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open       •        
245r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open       •        
249r Isfandiyar relaxes a while on his way to Zabul open       •        
250r Zal directs Bahman to the hunting grounds open       •        
250v Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open       •        
259r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open       •        
263r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
267r Rashnavad finds Darab asleep by a ruined castle open       •        
270r Dara receives the crown open       •        
272v Dara is killed by his own ministers open       •        
279v Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open       •        
281v Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open       •        
285r Iskandar in the land of the talking trees open       •        
290v Gulnar comes to Ardashir's bed open       •        
295r Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy open       •        
311r Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open       •        
315r Bahram Gur snatches the crown from between two lions open       •        
317v Lambak the water carrier entertains Bahram Gur open       •        
323v Bahram Gur and the daughter of the jeweller open       •        
327v Bahram Gur kills the dragon which devoured a youth open       •        
328v Bahram Gur helps the landlord's cow to produce milk again open       •        
335r Bahram Gur kills a dragon open       •        
354r Buzurjmihr under the tree with the speaking snake open       •        
362r Buzurjmihr predicts the contents of the locked chest open       •        
366v Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open       •        
373v Anushirvan gives advice to his son, Hurmuzd open       •        
383r Bahram Chubina goes to fight Sava Shah open       •        
396v Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz open       •        
402r Khusrau Parviz hears from the monk again open       •        
408v The angel Surush rescues Khusrau Parviz open       •        
429v Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open       •        
434v Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills General Rustam open       •        
open PD 3451 open 1 1
open Persian painting 3453 (box H) open 1 1
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 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