MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they became a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, regularly featuring glass, were thought

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