Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, it became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, frequently bearing eyes, were believed to filter the f

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