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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 Mingana Persian 9 open 72 20 52
015v Salm and Tur murder Iraj open       •        
020r Manuchihr kills Salm open       •        
022r The birth of Zal open       •        
026v Rudaba and Zal together open       •        
037r Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open       •        
045v Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open       •        
049v Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open       •        
050v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open       •        
052v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
065r Kay Kavus summons Rustam open       •        
076v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
084r Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open       •        
086v Siyavush marries Farangis open       •        
089r Siyavush fights Guruy (?) open       •        
093v Guruy executes Siyavush open           •    
098v Rustam kills Pilsam open           •    
099r Rustam in combat with Afrasiyab * open           •    
101v Giv finds Kay Khusrau in Turan * open           •    
107r The coronation of Kay Khusrau open           •    
115v The Iranians mourn Furud * open           •    
121r Tazhav mortally wounds Bahram open           •    
134r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
135v Rustam captures and kills Kamus open           •    
142r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open           •    
149r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open           •    
154r Bizhan brought before Afrasiyab open           •    
155v Bizhan is brought to the pit open           •    
161v Rustam removes the stone from the mouth of Bizhan's pit open           •    
170v Bizhan kills Human open           •    
177v Hujir and Andariman fighting in the general melee * open       •        
180v The sixth combat: Bizhan kills Ruyin open           •    
181v The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open           •    
192r Kay Khusrau throws Shida to the ground open           •    
207r Afrasiyab is taken out of the water open           •    
213v Luhrasp in council with the Iranian chiefs * open           •    
218r Gushtasp kills the wolf in Rum open           •    
219v Gushtasp kills the dragon in Rum open           •    
221v Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open           •    
229r Isfandiyar kills Bidarafsh open           •    
233v Jamasp releases Isfandiyar open           •    
237v Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions open           •    
238v Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open           •    
242r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp open           •    
246r Isfandiyar halts on the way to Zabul open           •    
247r Bahman meets Zal open           •    
247v Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open           •    
256v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open           •    
261r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open           •    
265r A hidden voice tells of Darab's situation *? open           •    
268r The enthronement of Dara, son of Darab open           •    
270v The third battle between the armies of Iskandar and Dara open           •    
277v Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open           •    
279v Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open           •    
283r Iskandar and the talking tree open           •    
288v Gulnar sees Ardashir and falls in love with him open           •    
293v Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy open           •    
312v Bahram Gur attacks the throne (variant?!) * open           •    
314v Bahram Gur rests in the vestibule of Baraham open           •    
320v Bahram Gur marries Arzu, the daughter of Mahyar the jeweller open           •    
324v Bahram Gur kills the dragon which devoured a youth open           •    
325v Bahram Gur helps the landlord's cow to produce milk again open           •    
332v Bahram Gur kills a dragon open           •    
352v Buzurjmihr under the tree with the speaking snake open           •    
364r Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open           •    
370r Buzurjmihr advises Anushirvan open           •    
378v Bahram Chubina goes to fight Sava Shah open           •    
392r Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz open       •        
397v Khusrau Parviz hears from the monk again open       •        
404r Bahram Chubina and Khusrau fight on a mountain open       •        
416r Khusrau Parviz and Shirin in his palace open       •        
426r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open       •        
431r Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills General Rustam open           •    
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
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