MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often bearing eyes, were believed to filter the air that wa

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