MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, they was a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often equipped with eyes, were believed to fi

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