MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, it became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently equipped with peepholes, were believed to filter

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