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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
open Browne V 69* (14) open 43 43
open Corpus Or. 202 open 12 12
open King's 135 open 2 2
open NN 1.20 open 0
close   Or. 1354 (15) open 70 1 69
004r Siyamak battles the divs * open           •    
013v Faridun enthroned open           •    
020v Royal reception open           •    
031r Salm and Tur murder Iraj open           •    
037r Faridun receives the head of Salm open           •    
048r Sam approaches Manuchihr open           •    
054v The birth of Rustam open           •    
062v Tus and Gustaham learn about the execution of Nauzar * open           •    
071r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open           •    
076r Rustam delivers Kavus's letter to the King of Mazanadaran open           •    
095v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open           •    
110r Siyavush sends a Message to Afrasiyab open           •    
123v Guruy executes Siyavush open           •    
134r Giv battles Piran open           •    
141v Kay Khusrau reviews his troops open           •    
146v Farud fights Giv (blank space) open           •    
147r Bizhan fights Farud (blank space) open           •    
152v The Turanians defeat the Iranians * open           •    
170r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
179v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open           •    
188v Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open           •    
196r Bizhan brought before Afrasiyab open           •    
204r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open           •    
212r Tus battles Fariburz open           •    
216v Rustam and Barzu before the battle * open           •    
226r Rustam and Barzu making peace * open           •    
233v Battle scene * open           •    
241v Rustam kills Pilsam * open           •    
256r Bizhan kills Human open           •    
269r Gudarz pursues and kills Piran on the mountainside open           •    
279r Kay Khusrau chalenges Shida to fight on foot * open           •    
289r Battle between the Iranians and Turanians open           •    
296v Afrasiyab rises from the water as Garsivaz is tortured open           •    
306v Luhrasp enthroned open           •    
311r Gushtasp in battle (variant) * open           •    
321v Gurami dies in battle trying to rescue the Iranian standard * open           •    
326r Isfandiyar talks with Gurgsar before his first labour * open           •    
331r Nush-Azar kills Tarkhan open           •    
345r Zavara kills Nush-Azar in battle * open           •    
353v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open           •    
364v The battle between the armies of Iskandar and Dara open           •    
372r Iskandar on a pilgrimage to the Ka'ba * open           •    
380r Iskandar encounters Israfil open           •    
385r Iskandar mourned open           •    
393r Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy open           •    
403r Shapur enthroned open           •    
411v Yazdagird enthroned open           •    
417r Iranians battle Turanians (?) * open           •    
422r Bahram Gur is going to hunt * open           •    
432v Bahram Gur captures the Khaqan of Chin open           •    
441v Bahram Gur comes back from India (?) * open           •    
452v Anushirvan enthroned open           •    
459r Anushirvan fights the Rumis * open           •    
466r Anushirvan's third (!) banquet for Buzurjmihr * open           •    
472r Anushirvan learns about the battle between Chin and Haytal open           •    
480r Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open           •    
488r Buzurjmihr disgraced open           •    
495r Anushirvan is going to battle Rumis (?) * open           •    
506r Bahram Gur informs Hurmuz about his victory over Shah Sava * open           •    
513r Bahram meets with his generals (?) * open           •    
519v Bahram Chubina learns about Khusrau ready to start the battle * open         •      
525r Bahram Chubina enthroned in Mada'in * open           •    
534r Khusrau battles Bahram Chubina and kills him (not in Shahnama) ?* open           •    
544v The captive Qulun mortally wounds Bahram Chubina open           •    
553r Khusrau Parviz goes hunting open           •    
558v Khusraw battles for Shiruy (?) * open           •    
565v Shirin commits suicide near the coffin of Khusrau Parviz open           •    
574r The miller assassinates Yazdagird open           •    
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