MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, he became a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, regularly featuring glass, were believed Pub

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