MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, often bearing glass, were imagined to filter the air that

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