MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, it was a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, regularly featuring glass, were believed to filte

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