MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In a grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, it was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, frequently equipped with glass, were thought to filter th