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 ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask constructed from leather, they emerged a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, frequently featuring eyes, were thought to

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