MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, he was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, often featuring eyes, were imagined to filter the foul