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, 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

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