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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 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
close   MS Holmes 150 (A/5) open 89 89
004v Jamshid enthroned, carried by Divs open              
005v Jamshid sawn in half before Zahhak open              
008v Jamshid's sisters watch Zahhak being secured by Faridun open              
012v Head of Iraj is brought before Faridun open              
014v Faridun tests his sons open              
019v Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open              
023r The Simurgh brings Zal to Sam open              
025r Zal marries Rudaba open              
026r The birth of Rustam open              
027r Kay Ka'us writes a patent for Giv open              
028r Rustam enthroned with Kay Qubad on Mount Alburz open              
029r Rustam encounters Afrasiyab across a river open              
031r Nauzar about to be executed by Afrasiyab open              
033v Rustam captures and kills Kamus open              
036v Tahmina visits Rustam open              
037v Giv finds Kay Khusraw in Turan open              
039v Piran led captive before Kay Khusraw and Farangis by Giv open              
040v Kay Khusrau crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open              
042v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open              
050r Rustam comes to aid the Iranians open              
051r Captured Surkha before Faramarz and Rustam open              
052r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open              
052v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open              
053r Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open              
053v Rustam's fifth labour: he lassoes Awlad open              
054v Piran and Kay Khusraw before Afrasiyab (check the place of the title) open              
060r Kay Kavus' airborne open              
061v Kay Ka'us summons Rustam open              
066r Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open              
068r Mourning for Siyavush open              
069r Rustam fights Afrasiyab, Human and the Turanians (check!) open              
070r Barta kills Kuhram with his sword open              
070v Piran escapes from Gudarz but is later killed open              
072v Bizhan discovers the wounded Gustaham open              
074v Kay Khusraw fights Shida open              
080r The Persians capture Bihisht, Afrasiyab's fortress open              
083r Rustam remounts while Puladvand escapes open              
084r Rustam asleep before being carried off by div Akwan open              
085r Rustam greets Kay Khusraw after killing div Akwan open              
086v Manizha entertains Bizhan in the meadows (?) open              
089r Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open              
097v Jarira commits suicide over her son's body open              
101v Manizha appeals to Rustam open              
102v Rustam parleys with the King of Hamavaran open              
104v The Turanians defeat the Iranians open              
105v Tazhav kills Bahram open              
107v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open              
108v Bizhan kills Human open              
120r Fariburz kills Kalbad open              
120v Bizhan fights Ruyin open              
122v Rustam and Piran parley open              
124r The Kahqan of Chin led captive by Rustam open              
129v Rustam overpowers the King of Mazandaran open              
137v Ta'ir captive before Shapur open              
145v Kay Khusraw gives up his throne to Luhrasp open              
147r Kay Khusrau disappears open              
156v Gushtasp before Caesar open              
158v Gushtasp plays polo before Caesar open              
166r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open              
178r Bidarafsh kills Zarir open              
180v Kuhram kills Luhrasp open              
182r Kay Khusraw executes Afrasiyab open              
184r Rustam meets Isfandiyar (?) @ open              
187r Gurgsar brought captive before Isfandiyar open              
188 Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open              
189r Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open              
189v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open              
192v Rustam and Rakhsh wounded by the arrows of Isfandiyar open              
194v Rustam and Zal with dying Isfandiyar open              
197v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open              
202v The nine wisemen bring the Qayd's daughter from India open              
206v Faramarz executed by Bahman open              
208r Rashnavad finds Darab asleep by a ruined castle open              
212r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open              
213r Luhrasp speaks with his son Gushtasp open              
214v Iskandar with Queen Qadafa and her court open              
220v Encounter of Ardavan and Ardashir open              
224r Mihrak'sdaughter converses with Shapur open              
225r Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina meet open              
233r Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava open              
237r Anushirvan finds a young man in his harem open              
250v The miller assassinates Yazdagird open              
251v Bahram Gur battles Khaqan of Chin open              
255r Bahram Gur kills a dragon (check - kappi-lion?) open              
260r Mihr Hurmuzd offers to murder Khusrau Parviz open              
263v Anushirvan's envoy Mihran Setad in the Khaqan's court open              
267r Bahram Chubina and Khusraw fight on a mountain (check) open              
275v Khusraw Parviz visits Shirin in her castle open              
open MS Holmes 151 (A/6) open 72 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