THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION'S TRANSFORMATION

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century initiated a revolution in communication that would forever alter 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 the grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, he was a representation of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, often bearing glass, were believed t