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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
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
open III-5r open 0
open III-6 open 0
open III. 128-131 open 7 7
close   III.133-175 open 48 48
Binding open   •            
001v Frontispiece (verso side) open   •            
002r Frontispiece (recto side) open   •            
002v-3r Illuminated page open   •            
006r Firdausi and the poets of Ghazna open   •            
008v Illuminated unvan open   •            
011r Kayumars enthroned open   •            
013v Jamshid teaches the crafts open   •            
015v Jamshid sawn in half before Zahhak open   •            
018v Faridun fords the Dijla on the way to fight Zahhak open   •            
026v The murder of Iraj open   •            
030v Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open   •            
039v Rudaba and Zal together open   •            
052r Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open   •            
064r Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open   •            
073r Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open   •            
081r Kay Kavus airborne open   •            
096r Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity open   •            
104v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open   •            
113v Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open   •            
130r Pilsam spears Giv open   •            
143r Kay Khusrau enthroned open   •            
152r Farud retreats to his fortress and is mortally wounded by Ruhham open   •            
175v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open   •            
185r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open   •            
194r Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open   •            
208v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open   •            
220r Bizhan kills Human open   •            
233r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open   •            
244v Kay Khusrau besieges Gang Dizh open   •            
255v The execution of Afrasiyab open   •            
264v Illuminated unvan open   •            
270v Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open   •            
284r Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open   •            
295v Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open   •            
307v Iskandar attends the dying Dara open   •            
315v Iskandar visits the Ka'ba open   •            
323v Khizr at the Fountain of Life open   •            
331r Ardashir hunts with Ardavan's sons open   •            
339r Ardashir recognizes Shapur during a polo game open   •            
349v Shapur besieges the city of the Arabian King Ta'ir open   •            
358v Bahram Gur's mount tramples Azada open   •            
364r Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions open   •            
380r Bahram Gur fights the Khaqan of Chin open   •            
419r Anushirvan sits before the chessboard sent by the Raja of Hind open   •            
446v Bahram Chubina kills the fleeing Sava Shah open   •            
496r Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the hunt open   •            
517v The miller assassinates Yazdagird open   •            
open III.193 open 1 1
open III.194-195 open 2 2
open III.1a-2 open 2 2
open III.202 open 1 1
open III.203 open 1 1
open III.203a open 1 1
open III.227 open 1 1
open III.295 open 1 1
open III.313 open 1 1
open III.328 open 1 1
open III.337-341 open 5 5
open III.342 open 1 1
open III.354 open 1 1
open III.355-384, V.76-83 open 39 39
open III.389 open 1 1
open III.390 open 1 1
open III.4 - III.6 open 3 3
open III.76 open 1 1
open III.78 open 1 1
open III.81 open 1 1
open PP12 open 2 2
open PP13-26 open 14 14
open V.6 open 1 1
open V.90-91 open 0
open X01 open 4 4
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