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 transform the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly handwritten by scribes, making them precious and accessible only to a select few. The printing press enabled mass pr

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he emerged a representation of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, often bearing peepholes, were imagined to filter