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 the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, often featuring glass, were believed to filter the foulnes