THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION'S TRANSFORMATION

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century sparked 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 a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, they emerged a representation of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, regularly equipped with glass, were though