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 descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, often featuring peepholes, were imagined to filter

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