MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, it was a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, regularly equipped with glass, were imagined to fi