MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, he emerged a representation of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, frequently equipped with glass, we

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