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 descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, they became a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, often featuring peepholes, were thought to fil

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