MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, frequently bearing eyes, were thought to filter the foulness t

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