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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
open UK 29 268 3928 31 715 1095 972 362 562 12 176
close USA 39 402 3180 309 254 706 984 223 582 6 113
close Ann Arbor, Special Collections Library open 1 19 19
close Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Museum of Art open 2 37 36 1
close Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum open 6 163 4 23 126 10
open Ms. W. 677a-d open 4 4
open Ms. W. 597 open 8 8
open Ms. W. 600 open 23 23
open Ms. W. 601 open 18 18
close   Ms. W. 602 open 91 91
Binding open       •        
Doublure open       •        
Illuminated title page (verso side) open       •        
Illuminated title page (recto side) open       •        
012r Kayumars enthroned open       •        
013v Hushang discovers fire while planning to kill the dragon with a stone open       •        
015r Tahmuras and the Divs open       •        
023r Faridun defeats Zahhak open       •        
026v Faridun enthroned open       •        
030v Salm and Tur murder Iraj open       •        
032r The birth of Manuchihr open       •        
036r Manuchihr kills Tur open       •        
038r Manuchihr kills Salm open       •        
041v Nauzar leads Sam away from the Simurgh open       •        
055v Procession of king Mehrab (?) open       •        
062v Qubad discusses death before fighting Barman open       •        
069r Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open       •        
075r Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open       •        
076v Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon open       •        
079v Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div open       •        
082v The King of Mazandaran changes himself into a rock open       •        
102v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open       •        
105v Tahmina learns of Suhrab's death open       •        
113v The fire ordeal of Siyavush open       •        
125r Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab open       •        
128v Siyavush marries Farangis open       •        
138v Guruy executes Siyavush open       •        
147r Rustam fights Afrasiyab, Human and the Turanians open       •        
158v Kay Ka'us receives Kay Khusrau open       •        
163r The coronation of Kay Khusrau open       •        
168v Kay Khusrau reviews his troops open       •        
176r The death of Farud open       •        
196r Fariburz marries Farangis open       •        
204r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
204r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open       •        
207r Rustam captures and kills Kamus open       •        
216r Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open       •        
224v Rustam overthrows Puladvand open       •        
228r Rustam kills the Akvan Div open       •        
235v Bizhan is brought to the pit open       •        
241r Rustam feasts with Kay Khusrau open       •        
246v Rustam kills the son of the Akvan Div open       •        
247v Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open       •        
251r Kay Khusrau receives Rustam after Bizhan's rescue open       •        
263r Bizhan kills Human open       •        
264v Nastihan makes a night attack and is killed by Bizhan open       •        
274r Giv fights Lahhak and Farshidvard open       •        
278v The first combat: Fariburz kills Gulbad open       •        
279v The second combat: Giv stuns Guruy Zirih open       •        
280v The sixth combat: Bizhan kills Ruyin open       •        
281v The eighth combat: Zanga kills Akhvasht open       •        
282v Gurgin leads away Andariman's horse open       •        
284r The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran open       •        
289r Kay Khusrau mourns for Piran and the dead Turanians open       •        
290v Kay Khusrau kills Guruy open       •        
293v Blank space open       •        
302r Kay Khusrau kills Shida open       •        
311r Afrasiyab's family brought before Kay Khusrau open       •        
314v Afrasiyab's generals submit to Kay Khusrau ? open       •        
319r Kay Khusrau sees the marvels of the sea open       •        
325r The execution of Afrasiyab open       •        
335v Luhrasp enthroned open       •        
337v Luhrasp enthroned open       •        
341v Gushtasp kills the wolf open       •        
346r Gushtasp kills Ilyas in combat open       •        
355r Bidarafsh kills Zarir open       •        
377v Isfandiyar kills Gurgsar during the seventh labour open       •        
381r Isfandiyar kills Arjasp and rescues his sisters open       •        
391v Rustam and Isfandiyar parley open       •        
397v The combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar open       •        
403r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes open       •        
410v Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open       •        
415v Humay enthroned open       •        
423v Iskandar attends the dying Dara open       •        
427r Iskandar meets Raushanak open       •        
433v Fur dies in the battle against Iskandar open       •        
456v The execution of Ardavan open       •        
460v Ardashir kills Mihrak Nushzad open       •        
462v Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy open       •        
465r Ardashir recognizes Shapur during a polo game open       •        
472v The dying Ardashir bequeaths the throne to Shapur open       •        
476v Bahram Bahramiyan enthroned open       •        
479v Shapur enthroned open       •        
486r Shapur cuts off the nose and ears of the King of Rum open       •        
488r Shapur besieges Nisibin open       •        
493r Munzir presents Bahram with some beautiful slave girls open       •        
494v Bahram Gur shows his prowess on the hunting grounds open       •        
499v Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions open       •        
504r Bahram Gur hunts lion in the thicket open       •        
513r Bahram Gur hunts lions open       •        
open Ms. W. 603 open 19 17 2
close Bloomington, The Lilly Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana University open 2 14 1 13
close Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum open 2 2 2
close Boston, Museum of Fine Arts open 47 87 16 17 19 22 3 1 9
close Bridgeport, Olsen Foundation open 2 5 2 3
close Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Gallery open 1 0
close Cambridge, Harvard University Art Museums open 78 96 19 10 48 14 2 1
close Cambridge, Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library open 3 5 1 3 1
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago open 0 0
close Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum open 1 5 5
close Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art open 9 11 5 2 4
close Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts open 1 1 1
Honolulu, Honolulu Academy of the Arts open 0 0
close Houston, Texas, Art and History Trust open 2 0
close Kansas, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art open 2 3 3
close Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art open 26 34 5 9 18 2
close Minneapolis, Institute of Arts open 1 0
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Art open 0 0
close New Haven, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library open 4 43 19 24
New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery open 0 0
close New Haven, Yale University Manuscript Library open 13 0
close New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art open 15 25 4 4 8 5 4
close New York , Metropolitan Museum of Art open 34 585 114 23 135 291 16 6
close New York, The Morgan Library and Museum open 2 75 5 70
New York, New York Alex Gallery open 0 0
close New York, Public Library open 12 621 211 125 277 6 2
Oregon, Portland Art Museum open 0 0
close Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia open 11 510 50 142 13 41 193 71
close Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art open 3 4 3 1
close Princeton, University Library (Firestone) open 5 285 89 196
close Richmond, Virginia, Museum of Fine Arts open 1 1 1
close San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art open 22 56 34 6 10 2 2 2
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum open 0 0
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum open 0 0
close Washington DC, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery open 59 308 26 58 199 10 2 12
close Washington, D.C., Freer Gallery of Art open 31 182 104 6 7 35 24 6
close Worcester, Worcester Art Museum open 4 3 1 2
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