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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
open Fraser 60 open 44 15 29
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
close Whinfield 1 open 42 5 35 1
Binding open         •      
Doublure open           •    
004v Firdausi with Mahmud and the poets in Ghazna open               •
005v Kaymurs enthroned open           •    
014v Jamshid executed before Zahhak open           •    
019v Faridun puts Zahhak down into the pit open           •    
024v The murder of Iraj open           •    
036v Rudaba lets down her hair for Zal to climb up open           •    
047r The birth of Rustam open           •    
056r Afrasiyab executes Nauzar open                
059v Rustam catches Rakhsh open           •    
071v Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a Lion open           •    
073r Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open         •      
075v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open           •    
083v Kay Kavus airborne open           •    
097r Rustam mortally wounds Sohrab open           •    
104v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open           •    
125v Gury excecutes Siyavush open           •    
131r Kay Khusrau Crosses the Oxus with Farangis and Giv open           •    
145v The death of Farud open         •      
168v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
178v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin off his elephant by lasso open           •    
188r Akhvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open           •    
201r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open         •      
222v Revelation that Barzu is the son of Suhrab open           •    
234r Combat of Barzu and Afrasiyab with both wounded open           •    
254v The fifth combat: Ruhham kills Barman open         •      
288r The execution of Afrasiyab open           •    
298v Rustam and the other champions searching in the mountains for their comrades lost in the snow open           •    
326r Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open           •    
327r Isfandyar fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open           •    
328r Isfandiyar fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open           •    
332r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp to rescue his sisters open           •    
346v The dying Isfandiyar advises Rustam open           •    
351r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open           •    
354r Capture of Faramarz by Bahman, and his execution by hanging open           •    
362r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open           •    
370v Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open           •    
380v Iskandar mourned open           •    
466v The creation of the game of chess on behalf of the mother of Talhand open           •    
487r Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open           •    
535r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open           •    
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