MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, often featuring peepholes, were thought to