THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION'S TRANSFORMATION


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 the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, he emerged a representation of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, frequently equipped with glass, were

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