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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
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
open Lewis O. 166 open 43 43
open Lewis O. 50 open 52 50 2
open Lewis O. 51 open 30 30
open Lewis O. 52 open 41 41
open Lewis O. 53 open 28 28
open Lewis O. 54 open 11 11
open Lewis O. 55 open 25 25
open Lewis O. 56 open 17 15 2
open Lewis O. 57 open 52 1 51
open Lewis O. 58 open 130 59 71
close   Lewis O. 59 open 81 81
Binding open           •    
001v Illuminated unvan open           •    
004v Kayumars enthroned open           •    
005v Hushang kills the Black Div open           •    
007r Jamshid enthroned open           •    
011v Scene from another epic open           •    
018v Kava carries his standard open           •    
027v The murder of Iraj open           •    
032r Manuchihr kills Tur in battle open           •    
036r The Simurgh carries Zal to her nest open           •    
042v Rudaba and Zal together open           •    
053v The birth of Rustam open           •    
065v Rustam catches Rakhsh open           •    
073r open           •    
088r Rustam fights the Mazandarani champion Juya open           •    
096v Suhrab fights Gurdafarid open           •    
106v Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab open           •    
116r The fire ordeal of Siyavush open           •    
132v Siyavush and Garsivaz play polo open           •    
142r Rustam kills Sudaba open           •    
153v Afrasiyab interrogates the ferry man about the passage of Kay Khusrau open           •    
159v Kay Khusrau enumerates his champions open           •    
177v Colophon open           •    
178v Illuminated unvan open           •    
183r Ruhham overcomes Bazur the Turanian wizard open           •    
190r Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open           •    
208r Rustam overthrows Puladvand open           •    
210v Rustam fights a sea monster open           •    
211v Rustam kills Akvan Div open           •    
226r Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit open           •    
230r Scene from the Barzunama open           •    
242r Scene from the Barzunama open           •    
268v Scene from the Barzunama open           •    
292vA The ninth combat: Gurgin kills Andariman open           •    
292vB The tenth combat: Barta fights Kuhram open           •    
305r Kay Khusrau throws Shida to the ground open           •    
323r open           •    
333r Colophon open           •    
334v Illuminated unvan open           •    
339r Gushtasp kills a wolf in Rum open           •    
341r Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum open           •    
352r Bidarafsh kills Zarir, the brother of Gushtasp open           •    
358r The death of Luhrasp in battle against the forces of Arjasp open           •    
365v Isfandiyar's first labour: he fights the wolves open           •    
366v Isfandiyar's third labour: he fights the dragon open           •    
369r Isfandiyar's sixth labour: he escapes from a snow storm open           •    
371v Isfandiyar's sisters recognize him in merchant's clothes open           •    
378v Rustam kicks aside the rock pushed by Bahman open           •    
386v Zavara and Faramarz kill Isfandiyar's sons Nush-Azar and Mihr-i Nush open           •    
390r Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow open           •    
396r Rustam kills Shaghad before dying open           •    
399v The execution of Faramarz open           •    
403v Darab receives the crown open           •    
409r Iskandar attends the dying Dara open           •    
411v Iskandar marries Raushanak open           •    
417r Iskandar kills the Fur of Hind open           •    
420r Queen Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portrait open           •    
423r Iskandar in the land of the Brahmins open           •    
431v The great sages mourn the death of Iskandar open           •    
434v Ardashir hunts with Ardavan's sons open           •    
437v The execution of Ardavan by Ardashir open           •    
441v Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy open           •    
443v Ardavan's daughter tries to poison her husband Ardashir open           •    
460r Shapur names his brother, Ardashir, as crown prince open           •    
469r Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions open           •    
474v open           •    
486v open           •    
496v Shangul returns from Iran to Hindustan open           •    
506r Colophon open           •    
507v Illuminated unvan open           •    
530r Mihran Sitad asks the Khaqan to give his daughter to Anushirvan as a wife open           •    
556v Bahram Chubina defeats the army of Sava Shah open           •    
587r Bahram Chubina and Khusrau fight on a mountain open           •    
592v Bahram Chubina kills Maqatura open           •    
616r Mihr Hurmuzd murders Khusrau Parviz open           •    
622v Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills Rustam open           •    
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