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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
open UK 29 268 3928 31 715 1095 972 362 562 12 176
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
close dispersed mss 1 15 506 413 34 51 8
close Dispersed mss open 15 506 413 34 51 8
open Unnamed manuscript open 0
open Big Head open 34 34
open FIRST SMALL open 0
open First Small open 208 200 8
open Freer Small open 24 24
open Great Mongol open 37 37
open INJU 1352 open 0
open MET 14C open 0
open Muhyi al-Haravi open 2 2
close   Qavam al-Din open 87 87
Finispiece: Enthronement open •              
Khushnavaz fights Sufaray open •              
001v Double-page frontispiece: Hunting scene open •              
002r Double-page frontispiece: Enthronment open •              
004v Firdausi and court poets of Ghazna open •              
008v Hushang kills the Black Div open •              
012 open •              
014v open •              
016v The murder of Iraj open •              
019v Manuchihr kills Salm open •              
020r open •              
021r Sam recognizes his son Zal in the Simurgh's nest open •              
024v open •              
026r Manuchihr learns about Zal and Rudaba open •              
029 Rustam kills Zal's white elephant open •              
034r Zal kills Khazarvan in combat open •              
035v Zal tells Rustam to prepare for war against the Turanians open •              
037r Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt open •              
038 Rustam's first labour: Rakhsh kills a lion open •              
039rA Rustam's fourth labour: he kills the witch open •              
039rB Rustam fights a peasant open •              
039rC Rustam fights a peasant open •              
043v The King of Mazandaran changes himself into a rock open •              
046r Kay Kavus airborne open •              
047v Firdausi presents the Shahnama to Mahmud of Ghazna open •              
048v Tahmina visits Rustam's chamber open •              
051r Rustam before Kay Ka'us open •              
056 open •              
059r Fire ordeal of Siyavush open •              
064v open •              
071r Piran visits Siyavushgird open •              
072v Guruy executes Siyavush open •              
075v Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh open •              
078r open •              
079v Human attacks Rustam to allow Afrasiyab to escape open •              
086v open •              
091v The Iranians mourn Farud open •              
098r open •              
099r open •              
103r open •              
105v Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse open •              
106v open •              
111v Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso open •              
113r Rustam fights Kafur the Cannibal open •              
116 open •              
118v Bizhan slaughters the wild boar open •              
123r Rustam feasts with Kay Khusrau open •              
125r Rustam removes the stone from the mouth of Bizhan's pit open •              
126r open •              
127r open •              
131v Bizhan kills Human open •              
132r open •              
134r Combat scene (illustration pasted over text) open •              
139r open •              
139r open •              
140rA The seventh combat: Hujir kills Sipahram with a blow of his sword open •              
140rB The eighth combat: Zanga-yi Shavaran fights Akhvasht open •              
147v open •              
148r open •              
152v Persians capture Gang Behesht, Afrasiyab's fortress open •              
154r Kay Khusrau sees marvels of sea open •              
156v Kay Khusrau slays Afrasiyab while Garsivaz watches open •              
162r Kay Khusrau's paladins die in snow open •              
172v open •              
176v Arjasp defeats Gushtasp open •              
177v open •              
178v open •              
180r Isfandiyar's second exploit: he kills two lions open •              
180v Isfandiyar's third exploit: he kills the dragon open •              
181 Isfandiyar's fifth exploit: he kills the Simurgh open •              
187v Rustam and Isfandiyar meet and parley open •              
189v Rustam and Isfandiyar vaunt their valor open •              
191r Rustam and Isfandiyar test each other open •              
213v Haftvad's daughter finds the worm open •              
216r Mihrak's daughter converses with Shapur open •              
227v Yazdigird killed by a white demon horse open •              
230v Bahram Gur hunts the lion in the thicket open •              
237r Bahram Gur at the peasant's house open •              
248v Nushirvan executes Mazdak and five of his followers open •              
256v Aushirvan's fourth majlis for Buzurjmihr open •              
274r Casear's envoys before Nushirvan open •              
284r Bahram Chubina wears women's clothes sent by Hurmuzd open •              
286v Ayin Gushtasp murdered open •              
310 Musician Barbad plays for Khusrau Parviz open •              
317v Sa'd-i Vaqqas kills Rustam open •              
open SECOND SMALL open 0
open Second Small open 57 57
open Shah Isma'il II open 30 30
open Shah Tahmasp open 19 19
open Stephens open 8 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