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 swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, it emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, regularly featuring glass, were believed to filter the

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