MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, regularly featuring peepholes, were believed to

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