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 alter the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly copied by scribes, making them precious and accessible only to a select few. The printing press enabled mass production of printed

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, it emerged a representation of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, regularly bearing peepholes, were believed