MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, he became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often bearing eyes, were imagined to filter the f