THE GUTENBERG IMPACT: A STORY OF INVENTION

The Gutenberg Impact: A Story of Invention

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them scarce and a

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, he emerged a representation of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often bearing glass, were believed t

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