MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they emerged a omen of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, often bearing eyes, were thought to filter the m