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, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, it was a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, often bearing glass, were imagined to filt

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