THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION'S TRANSFORMATION

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century sparked a revolution in communication that would forever reshape the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly handwritten by scribes, making them rare and accessible only to a select few. The printing press permitted mass production of pr

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often bearing glass, were thought to filter the foulness