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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
open Add 269 open 13 13
close Add 835 open 56 56
005v Tahmuras enthroned open     •          
053r The birth of Rustam open     •          
079v Kay Kavus airborne open     •          
093v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open     •          
121r Afrasiyab is bound by Pilsam *? open     •          
143r Farud fights Zarasp * open     •          
150v Khusrau's champions in battle * open     •          
167v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open     •          
171v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open     •          
177r Khaqan captured * open     •          
188r Rustam and the Akvan Div * open     •          
201v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit (?) open     •          
203r Rustam fights Afrasiyab open     •          
232v Rustam battles Pilsam * open     •          
237v Rustam kills Pilsam * open     •          
241r Afrasiyab fights Barzu * open     •          
252r Bizhan kills Human open     •          
265r Gudarz kills Piran open     •          
276r Kay Khusrau fights Shida open     •          
278r The battle between the armies of Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab open     •          
309v Gushtasp kills a Dragon open     •          
313v Gushtasp enthroned open     •          
323r Gushtasp puts his son Isfandiyar in chains open     •          
330r Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves, kargs, rhinoceri, etc. open     •          
331v Isfandiyar's fourth labour: he kills the sorceress open     •          
332r Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open     •          
334r Isfandiyar kills Gurgsar during the seventh labour open     •          
352v Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open     •          
354v Gushtasp learns of Isfandiyar's death * open     •          
358r Death of Rustam * open     •          
370v Iskandar enthroned open     •          
376v Battle between the armies of Iskandar and of Fur open     •          
385r Iskandar encounters Israfil open     •          
388r Iskandar returns from China open     •          
392r Ardavan and Ardashir * open     •          
395r The execution of Ardavan open     •          
398v Ardashir enthroned open     •          
409v Shapur enthroned open     •          
418r Yazdagird enthroned open     •          
420r Bahram Gur hunting open     •          
422r A sea monster kills Yazdagird open     •          
424r Iranians and Bahram open     •          
425v Bahram Gur enthroned open     •          
429r Bahram Gur at a peasant's house open     •          
434v Bahram and the Jewel Seller (?) * open     •          
460v Anushirvan enthroned open     •          
488r Buzurjmihr arranges chess pieces before Anushirvan open     •          
494r Gav kills Talhand in combat open     •          
515v Bahram Chubina defeats and kills Sava Shah open     •          
534r Bahram Chubina enthroned (in Mada'in) * open     •          
559r Khusrau and Shirin * open     •          
561v The musician Barbad plays for Khusrau Parviz open     •          
570v Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open     •          
571r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz (?) open     •          
575r Yazdagird enthroned open     •          
583v Bizhan kills Mahuy to avenge Yazdagird open     •          
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
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