MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, it became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often featuring eyes, were imagined to filter the fou