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 knowledge dissemination that would forever transform 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 pr

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they became a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, regularly bearing glass, were thought to