MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, often equipped with peepholes, were believed t