MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, he was a omen of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often featuring glass, were believed to filter the fo