THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION'S TRANSFORMATION

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century ushered a revolution in information sharing that would forever alter the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly copied by scribes, making them scarce and accessible only to a select few. The printing press permitted mass production of p

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, it became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, often equipped with eyes, were believed to filter the