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 its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, it was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, frequently bearing glass, were believed to filter the fouln