16th century to 1800
Avvisi, or Gazzettes (not gazettes), were a
mid-16th-century Venice phenomenon.
They were issued on single sheets, folded to
form four pages, and issued on a weekly
schedule. These publications reached a larger
audience than handwritten news had in early
Rome. Their format and appearance at regular
intervals were two major influences on the
newspaper as we know it today. The idea of a
weekly, handwritten newssheet went from Italy
to Germany and then to Holland. (18 фев 1602 г. – 18 янв 1800 г.)