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

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, he was a omen of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, often featuring glass, were imagined to filter t