Rivers of paradise : water in Islamic art and culture / Water in Islamic art and culture edited by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom. - New Haven : [Doha, Qatar] : [Richmond, Va.] : [Doha, Qatar] : Yale University Press ; In association with Qatar Foundation ; Virginia Commonwealth University ; Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, c2009. - 364 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.

"The following essays are the written record of the second biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art and Culture, held at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts in Doha, Qatar (VCUQatar), from 4 to 6 November 2007"--Introd. Fakulti Teknologi Kreatif dan Warisan

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-355) and index.

9780300158991 (cloth : alk. paper)


Islamic arts--Congresses.
Water and architecture--Islamic countries--Congresses.
Water in art--Congresses.