MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, he emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, often equipped with peepholes, were believed to filte

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