MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, frequently equipped with peepholes, were th

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