In today’s world, where books are available in every home, on every shelf, and even in digital form at our fingertips, it’s hard for us to imagine an era when a single book was a treasure accessible only to the select few. Before Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of printing in the mid-15th century, the creation of each volume was a feat of patience, craftsmanship, and significant expense. It was a world where a book was not just a container of information; it was a work of art, a relic, and a symbol of knowledge, power, and even divine presence.