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Mainz Old Town
A view of the old town of Mainz, Germany.

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Replica of Gutenberg's Press, Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda
A replica of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press at the Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda.

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Movable Type as Invented by Johannes Gutenberg
Image of movable type in the modern age as invented by Johannes Gutenberg, responsible for the invention of the printing press in Europe c. 1440's.

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Johannes Gutenberg
Image of Johannes Gutenberg (l.c. 1398-1468), inventor of the printing press.

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Phoenician Sailors
Artist's impression of Phoenician seafarers leaving port. The Phoenicians were famous around the Mediterranean for their naval trade, exploration and colonization. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

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Minerva and Arachne By René-Antoine Houasse
Minerva and Arachne (1706), by French artist René-Antoine Houasse.

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The Spinners or The Fable of Arachne By Velázquez
The work represents the moment in which the weaver Arachne was turned into a spider by the goddess Athena, and is one of the best-known mythological works by the Sevillian painter Diego Velázquez. Completed in 1648.

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Arachne or Dialectics
Arachne or Dialectics painted in 1520 by Italian Renaissance painter Paolo Veronese.

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Artist's Impression of Mycenaean Warriors
Artist's Impression of Mycenaean warriors attacking an enemy city. The Mycenaean civilization flourished in the Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1700-1100 BCE), peaking from the 15th to the 13th century BCE. Created by Amplitude...

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Lambayeque Tumi
A tumi or ceremonial knife made by the Lambayeque civilization (Sican) of northern Peru, 10-11th century. Gold and silver inlaid with turquoise.(Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)