MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, he became a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, regularly featuring glass, were believed to filter th

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