MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a Plague Doctors distinctive mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently bearing glass, were im