MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of Historical Narratives unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he became a representation of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often bearing pe

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