MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of Role of Doctors oiled cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, it became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often featuring eyes, were thought