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 copied by scribes, making them precious and accessible only to a select few. The printing press permitted mass production

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, it became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently equipped with peepholes, were believed to filter