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 precious and accessible only to a select few. The printing press permitted mass production o

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, frequently bearing glass, were believed to filter t