MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he was a omen of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, frequently featuring eyes, were imagined to filter the foul

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