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 ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, they was a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, regularly equipped with glass, were thought to

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