MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, they became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, frequently featuring peepholes, were believed to filt

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