MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, he was a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often bearing peepholes, were believed to filter the foulne