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 the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he was a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, frequently bearing glass, were imagined to filter the