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 swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, they was a representation of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often featuring eyes, were thought to filter the f

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