MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, he emerged a representation of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often bearing glass, were believed t

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