Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often featuring glass, were believed to filt

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