Thrilled to reveal my big lockdown project: I've been working on my first book, "Five Partitions: The Making of Modern Asia". Just picked up by the wonderful
@WmCollinsBooks
and
@HarperCollinsIN
! Hopefully out in 2023!
"His first book is an ambitious, brilliant conceived history and we couldn’t be prouder to be publishing him",
@WmCollinsBooks
pre-empts
@SamDalrymple123
's debut on Indian independence, Five Partitions. Discover more here: (£)
What's the main difference between Classical and Gothic architecture?
Just look at the "capitals" — the decorative part at the top of a column. They tell you everything you need to know.
Classical capitals are all identical, but in Gothic architecture they are always different.…