MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, they became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, frequently equipped with peepholes,

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