Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently featuring glass, were imagined to filter the

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