MASKS OF MORTALITY: PLAGUE DOCTORS AND THE BLACK DEATH

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they became a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, frequently bearing eyes, were believed to filter the miasm