MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In a grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, it emerged a omen of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, frequently bearing peepholes, were thought to filter