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...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...of Katherine by Henry in Henry V....
...Start holidays in the Virgin Holidays v-room lounge at Gatwick airport, £17 per adult, £10 per child. www.vhiphotels.co.uk or tel: 0844 573 2460...
...Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States By Andrew Coe Oxford University Press, £15.99 The story of America’s love-hate relationship with Chinese food, from the first American...
...Here’s his version of the Roman victory over Philip V of Macedon: “Philip is defeated in a decisive battle in a place whose name you don’t need to know because you’ll forget it five minutes later.”...
...with loans from the Queen and the V&A on show; there is naturally a selling exhibition on the side....
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