Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "The woodblock fragment Bois Protat ([bwɑ pʁɔta]; also Protat block or Protat woodblock, c. 1370–1380) is the oldest surviving woodcut in the Western world. It is engraved on both sides, with a scene from Christ's crucifixion on the recto, and a kneeling angel from a presumed Annunciation scene on the verso. The crucifixion scene likely consisted of three or more blocks; the surviving block fragment features a Roman centurion speaking via a phylactery, a mediaeval precursor to the modern speech balloon.The Bois Protat's name comes from the Mâconnais printer Jules Protat who acquired the block after its discovery in 1898 near La Ferté Abbey in Saône-et-Loire, France, where it was wedged under pavement. Because of such poor preservation, only a quarter of the block has survived, and only one side was able to endure making prints at the time of discovery. It is kept in the Department of Prints and Photographs at the National Library of France."@en }
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- Bois_Protat abstract "The woodblock fragment Bois Protat ([bwɑ pʁɔta]; also Protat block or Protat woodblock, c. 1370–1380) is the oldest surviving woodcut in the Western world. It is engraved on both sides, with a scene from Christ's crucifixion on the recto, and a kneeling angel from a presumed Annunciation scene on the verso. The crucifixion scene likely consisted of three or more blocks; the surviving block fragment features a Roman centurion speaking via a phylactery, a mediaeval precursor to the modern speech balloon.The Bois Protat's name comes from the Mâconnais printer Jules Protat who acquired the block after its discovery in 1898 near La Ferté Abbey in Saône-et-Loire, France, where it was wedged under pavement. Because of such poor preservation, only a quarter of the block has survived, and only one side was able to endure making prints at the time of discovery. It is kept in the Department of Prints and Photographs at the National Library of France.".