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, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, they was a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often bearing eyes, were believed to filter the mia

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