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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
open Codrington 241 open 13 13
close   Ms 239 open 33 31 1 1
Flyleaf open   •            
007r Firdausi and the poets of Ghazna open   •            
016v The Simurgh brings Zal to Sam open   •            
030v Sam sees Rustam's portrait open   •            
032v Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open   •            
044v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open   •            
056v Tahmina visits Rustam's chamber open   •            
067v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open   •            
076r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open   •            
096r Guruy executes Siyavush open   •            
119v Farud kills Zarasp open   •            
135r Ruhham subdues Bazur the Turanian wizard open   •            
145v Rustam Slays Ashkabus and His Horse open   •            
155v Rustam Pulls the Khaqan of Chin from His Elephant by Lasso open   •            
165v Akvan Div flings Rustam into the sea open   •            
180r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open   •            
190v Bizhan kills Human open   •            
206v Gustaham Kills Lahhak and Farshidvard open   •            
233r Kay Khusrau besieges Gang Dizh open   •            
243r Kay Khusraw's Paladins Lost in the Snow open   •            
250v Gushtasp kills the dragon in Rum open   •            
252r Gushtasp plays polo before Caesar open   •            
269v Arjasp defeats Gushtasp open   •            
270r Arjasp defeats Gushtasp open   •            
278r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp to rescue his sisters open   •            
291v The combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open   •            
296r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open   •            
313v Iskandar attends the dying Dara open   •            
362v Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada open   •            
394r Qubad Escapes open   •            
430v Gav Kills Talhand in Combat open     •          
491v The war between the generals of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina open   •            
531r Yazdagird hides in the mill open       •        
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