Krista Schrock and David John Dick, founders of DISC Interiors, masterfully combine traditional inspiration with contemporary elegance.Headed by principals Krista Schrock and David John Dick, DISC Interiors is an interior and furniture design firm based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. DISC Interiors strives to create homes of calibrated simplicity that balance the push and pull of modern life, address a sense of place and persons rather than any particular period or style, and balance the traditional with the modern and aesthetics with function. DISC Interiors favors earthy color palettes that transition like seasons, and organic textures that patina gently like metals that burnish with touch, leathers that soften, and floorboards that reveal more of a home's soul with every year. The homes they design are filled with vintage furniture and rugs juxtaposed against custom upholstery to feel contemporary yet classic and familiar.The projects designed by DISC Interiors represent a one-of-a-kind combination of traditional details and contemporary chic, and Portraits of Home is inspiring for all those seeking both contemporary and traditional solutions to twenty-first-century living. Read more

Curate a modern vintage look for your home with the first book from interiors stylist Elle Hervin (@elle_the_home_bird).Learn how to marry old with new and create a beautiful home that embraces period style while keeping practicality and sustainability at the forefront. This is a book for those with a penchant for vintage who are keen to learn how to blend contemporary with classic décor. It is interior inspiration for busy homebodies who need versatile spaces which bring joy and help relieve the stresses of everyday life. If you have a vision for decorating or renovating but are struggling to pull ideas together, let yourself be inspired by Elle's home and the timeless, elegant properties of other homeowners from across the UK and Australia, each illustrated by stunning photography. In addition to home inspiration, readers will find a collection of innovative and imaginative projects and ideas, designed to make every corner of the home a space that's both practical and beautiful, sustainable and affordable. In The Home Bird, you will find: - tips and inspiration for color palettes - a 7-step formula to achieving your home's aesthetic - the 'dopamine décor' effect - how to source your vintage pieces - Q&As with interior stylists and much more... Read more

The best-selling script analysis book for thirty-five years Considered an essential text since its publication thirty-five years ago, this guide for students and practitioners of both theater and literature complements, rather than contradicts or repeats, traditional methods of literary analysis of scripts. Ball developed his method during his work as literary director at the Guthrie Theater, building his guide on the crafts playwrights of every period and style use to make their plays stageworthy. The text is full of tools for students and practitioners to use as they investigate plot, character, theme, exposition, imagery, conflict, theatricality, and the other crucial parts of the superstructure of a play. Also included are guides for discovering what the playwright considers a play’ s most important elements, thus permitting interpretation based on the foundation of the play rather than its details. Using Shakespeare’s Hamlet as illustration, Ball assures a familiar base for clarifying script-reading techniques as well as exemplifying the kinds of misinterpretation readers can fall prey to by ignoring the craft of the playwright. Of immense utility to those who want to put plays on the stage (actors, directors, designers, production specialists) Backwards & Forwards is also a fine playwriting manual because the structures it describes are the primary tools of the playwright.   Read more

The definitive global visual history of architectureFrom ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world.Covering more than 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, and design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape. Explore every significant architectural period and style in depth through key examples. Take a tour of some of the world's most iconic buildings, beautifully illustrated with a combination of stunning photography and specially commissioned CGI illustrations. Find out why so many ancient Roman structures have withstood the test of time. Learn how the soaring ceilings of Gothic cathedrals are held up. And discover the architectural innovations that are helping combat climate change. Comprehensive, authoritative, and inspiring, Architecture is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by the built world - its visual character and the factors that have formed it - and who wants to understand more. Read more

Work Title: 36 Etudes Transcendantes for Trumpet, Cornet or FlugelhornAlternative TitleComposer: Charlier, ThéoI-Catalogue NumberITC 2Movements/Sections: 36 studiesFirst Publication; 1926Composer Time Period: RomanticPiece Style; RomanticInstrumentation: trumpet, (or cornet or bugle) Read more

This spiritual scripture contains words of wisdom that can be contemplated over and over again, leading to a deeper and deeper understanding of the Self.The Ashtavakra Gita, or the Ashtavakra Samhita as it is sometimes called, is an ancient Sanskrit text. Nothing seems to be known about the author, though tradition ascribes it to the Sage Ashtavakra - hence the name.There is little doubt though that it is very old, probably dating back to the days of the classic Vedanta period. The Sanskrit style and the doctrine expressed would seem to warrant this assessment.It is not really necessary to know a lot about the origin of this insightful scripture. Is it essential to know much about the origin of the refreshing trade wind of Hawaii? The importance is its enlivening and stimulating influence.The work was known, appreciated and quoted by Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda, as well as by Ramana Maharshi, while Radhakrishnan always refers to it with great respect. Apart from that, the work speaks for itself. It presents the traditional teachings of Advaita Vedanta with a clarity and power very rarely matched. Read more

Demonstrates how to restore or redecorate a home to particular period specifications, including advice on how to recreate authentically Empire, Art Deco, Modernist and other period styles Read more

The traditional costumes worn by people in the Andes—women's woolen skirts, men's ponchos, woven belts, and white felt hats—instantly identify them as natives of the region and serve as revealing markers of ethnicity, social class, gender, age, and so on. Because costume expresses so much, scholars study it to learn how the indigenous people of the Andes have identified themselves over time, as well as how others have identified and influenced them.Costume and History in Highland Ecuador assembles for the first time for any Andean country the evidence for indigenous costume from the entire chronological range of prehistory and history. The contributors glean a remarkable amount of information from pre-Hispanic ceramics and textile tools, archaeological textiles from the Inca empire in Peru, written accounts from the colonial period, nineteenth-century European-style pictorial representations, and twentieth-century textiles in museum collections. Their findings reveal that several garments introduced by the Incas, including men's tunics and women's wrapped dresses, shawls, and belts, had a remarkable longevity. They also demonstrate that the hybrid poncho from Chile and the rebozo from Mexico diffused in South America during the colonial period, and that the development of the rebozo in particular was more interesting and complex than has previously been suggested. The adoption of Spanish garments such as the pollera (skirt) and man's shirt were also less straightforward and of more recent vintage than might be expected. Read more

Work Title: Huit Pièces, Op.60Alternative Title: 8 Pièces brillantes à quatre mains pour le pianoComposer: Weber, Carl Maria vonOpus/Catalogue Number: Op.60I-Catalogue Number: ICW 59Movements/Sections: 8 pieces:Moderato (D major)Allegro (C major)Adagio (F major)Allegro, tutto ben marcato (A minor)Alla Siciliana. Allegro (D minor)Tema Variation 'Ich hab' mir Eins erwählet'. Andante (E major)Marcia. Maestoso (G minor)Rondo. Scherzando vivace (B-flat major)Year/Date of Composition: 1818-1819Composer Time Period: RomanticPiece Style: RomanticInstrumentation: piano 4-hands Read more

Completely updated and revised: the latest in window and bed covering ideas. Now with an extensive Bed Covering section, The Encyclopedia Window & Bed Coverings is Charles Randall's newest creation based upon his original masterwork, The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions. This new book continues the tradition of blending historical, classic, and contemporary offerings. The Encyclopedia of Window & Bed Coverings is a must-have for interior designers, homeowners, and decorating enthusiasts alike. With more full-color and blackline illustrations than ever, this book presents countless combinations of window and bedding treatments for any room in the home, from a simple rod pocket curtain to a period-style masterpiece. With three hundred four pages of cost-saving ideas, yardage calculations, and fullness charts, you will quickly see why this book has become the industry standard for window decor inspiration.Includes:--Extensive Period Style window decorating ideas in color and black line artwork--Extensive bed coverings section with coordinating draperies, valances, etc.--Hard window coverings coordinated with valances, swags, cornices, etc.--Equal size color and black line drawings--Extensive yardage calculations--Solutions for difficult windowsChapters:1. Period Style Window Treatments2. Draperies & Curtains3. Valances4. Cornices & Lambrequins5. Swags & Cascades6. Fabric Shades7. Shades, Shutters & Blinds8. Bed Coverings9. Glossary of Decorating Terms; Glossary of Fabric Terms; Textile Fibers & Properties Read more

Work Title: The PlanetsAlternative Title: Suite for Large OrchestraName Aliases: The Planets, Op. 32Composer; Holst, GustavOpus/Catalogue Number; Op.32 ; H.125I-Catalogue Number: IGH 27Movements/Sections: 7 movements:Mars, the Bringer of War. AllegroVenus, the Bringer of Peace. AdagioMercury, the Winged Messenger. VivaceJupiter, the Bringer of Jollity. Allegro giocosoSaturn, the Bringer of Old Age. AdagioUranus, the Magician. AllegroNeptune, the Mystic. Andante – AllegrettoYear/Date of Composition: 1914-16First Performance: 1918-09-29 in London, Queen's Hall (Private audience)London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor)First Publication: 1921Dedication: Imogen HolstComposer Time Period: Early 20th centuryPiece Style: Early 20th centuryInstrumentation: female chorus, orchestraRelated Works: I vow to thee, my country, H.148 Read more

Completely updated and revised: the latest in window and bed covering ideas. Now with an extensive Bed Covering section, The Encyclopedia Window & Bed Coverings is Charles Randall's newest creation based upon his original masterwork, The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions. This new book continues the tradition of blending historical, classic, and contemporary offerings. The Encyclopedia of Window & Bed Coverings is a must-have for interior designers, homeowners, and decorating enthusiasts alike. With more full-color and blackline illustrations than ever, this book presents countless combinations of window and bedding treatments for any room in the home, from a simple rod pocket curtain to a period-style masterpiece. With three hundred four pages of cost-saving ideas, yardage calculations, and fullness charts, you will quickly see why this book has become the industry standard for window decor inspiration and the world's best-selling window decorating book.Includes:--Extensive Period Style window decorating ideas in color and black line artwork--Extensive bed coverings section with coordinating draperies, valances, etc.--Hard window coverings coordinated with valances, swags, cornices, etc.--Equal size color and black line drawings--Extensive yardage calculations--Solutions for difficult windowsChapters:1. Period Style Window Treatments2. Draperies & Curtains3. Valances4. Cornices & Lambrequins5. Swags & Cascades6. Fabric Shades7. Shades, Shutters & Blinds8. Bed Coverings9. Glossary of Decorating Terms; Glossary of Fabric Terms; Textile Fibers & Properties Read more