MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, it was a omen of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, frequently bearing glass, were believed to filter the foulne