MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, they was a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, often equipped with glass, wer

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