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 knowledge dissemination that would forever reshape 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 facilitated mass product

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