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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
open Bodl. Or. 716 open 0
open Canonici Or. 122 open 1 1
open Dep. b. 5 open 31 31
open Elliott 325 open 56 55 1
close   Fraser 60 open 44 15 29
018v Illuminated unvan open           •    
031r Faridun enthroned open           •    
037r The murder of Iraj open           •    
051r Rudaba and Zal together open           •    
062r The birth of Rustam open           •    
084r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open           •    
094v Kay Kavus airborne open           •    
109r Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open           •    
125r Afrasiyab greets Siyavush open           •    
141r Guruy executes Siyavush open           •    
167v Farud kills Zarasp open           •    
176r The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open           •    
193v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
204r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open           •    
213v Rustam kills Akvan Div open           •    
215r Rustam feasting with Kay Khusrau open               •
231v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open               •
241v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open               •
252v Rustam returns to the court of Kay Khusrau open               •
258r Bizhan comes to Manizha's tent open               •
269r Bizhan is brought to the pit open               •
271r Rustam asks Bizhan to forgive Gurgin open               •
283v Bizhan kills Human open               •
294r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open               •
310v Kay Khusrau kills Shida open               •
329r The execution of Garsivaz open               •
345r Gushtasp prefers Mirian, the other of daughter of Caesar open               •
345v Gushtasp kills a wolf in Rum open               •
348v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open               •
359r Bidarafsh kills Zarir, the brother of Gushtasp open               •
390v open               •
400r open               •
417v Dara is killed by his own ministers open               •
426r Battle between the armies of Iskandar and the Fur open               •
434v Iskandar encounters Israfil open               •
438r Iskandar dies in Babylon open               •
441r open               •
448v Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy open               •
465v Yazdagird the Sinner enthroned open               •
469v A sea monster kills Yazdagird open               •
498v Bahram Gur hunts onagers open               •
530r The creation of the game chess on behalf of the mother of Talhand open               •
536v Talhand dies on the back of his elephant during the battle open               •
557r Bahram Chubina defeats the army of Sava Shah open               •
open Indian Institute Pers. 32 open 83 5 78
open Indian Institute Pers. 7 open 1 1
open Or. 716 open 120 2 118
open Ouseley 344 open 41 41
open Ouseley 369 open 24 24
open Ouseley Add. 176 open 63 63
open Pers. c. 4 open 55 55
open Whinfield 1 open 42 5 35 1
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