Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, he emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, frequently featuring glass, were thought to filter the air th

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