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 handwritten by scribes, making them scarce and accessible only to a select few. The printing press enabled mass production o

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, he became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, regularly equipped with peepholes, were imagined to