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 swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, he was a representation of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, often featuring glass, were thought to

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