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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
open Add 269 open 13 13
open Add 835 open 56 56
open Br. Or. 4 open 52 52
close   Browne V 69* (14) open 43 43
008v The Div Khazarvan fights Siyamak open               •
019r Garshasp demonstrates his talents before Zahhak open               •
020r Zahhak frightens Garshasp with sorcery @ open               •
031v Girshasp and Mihraj * open               •
041v Marvels of the island * open               •
043r Marvels of another island open               •
044r Description of the Mountain Galun * open               •
054v Girshasp battles Africans * open               •
057r Girshasp receives a letter from Afzat (?) * open               •
069v Knights of Girshasp kill div Munharis * open               •
083r Faridun fights Zahhak @ open               •
087r Nariman battles Batlin Tash (?), khaqan's nephew @ open               •
088v Nariman and Khaqan of Chin @ open               •
102v Nariman accuses Faridun for Faghfur @ open               •
109r Girshasp kills a monster with 2 bodies, 8 legs and 2 heads @ open               •
112r Death of Girshasp @ open               •
120v Faridun receives Iraj's head open               •
133r Zal by Rudaba's castle open               •
141r Zal, Sam and Mihran * open               •
143v Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open               •
154v Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open               •
160r Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open               •
162v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open               •
183r Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open               •
190r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open               •
204r Birth of Farud * open               •
209r Guruy executes Siyavush open               •
219v Giv learns about the coming of Nastihan * open               •
227r Rustam tells Kay Kavus about India * open               •
243r Tus kills Arzhang open               •
255v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open               •
271v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso (check!) * open               •
294r Bizhan kills Human open               •
295r Bizhan kills Human (check!) open               •
305v The fifth combat: Ruhham fights Barman open               •
307v The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran open               •
320r Kay Khusrau fights Shida open               •
338r The execution of Afrasiyab open               •
350v Gushtasp kills the wolf open               •
365v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open               •
371r Isfandiyar throws Kuhram from his saddle open               •
388v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open               •
392v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open               •
open Corpus Or. 202 open 12 12
open King's 135 open 2 2
open NN 1.20 open 0
open Or. 1354 (15) open 70 1 69
open Or. 1356 (10) open 12 12
open Or. 420 open 11 11
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