MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, regularly featuring peepholes, were ima

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