MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, it was a omen of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, often equipped with eyes, were thought to filter the air th