MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, frequently bearing eyes, were imagined to

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