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, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently equipped with eyes, were though

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