The eyes of the mask were also made out of the glass as it was believed that the sickness could be caught through face-to-face contact with patients or by touching infected objects.
Who created the plague doctor skin#
The Plague Doctor dressed in a long black cloak covered with a coating of X boots made of Moroccan leather and wore breeches and gloves to ensure that their skin was not exposed to the miasma at any time. The doctors believed that the Black Death spread due to miasma which are poisonous vapors associated with decomposition and foul air and thus wore the mask so that they would not breathe in the bad air and get infected. It was typically stuffed with herbs, straw and spices such as juniper berries, lemon balm, mint, camphor etc. The nose of the mask was half a foot long and shaped like a beak.
Although the plague ravaged Europe in the 14 th century, this mask wasn’t invented till the 17 th century by Charles de Lorme who was the chief physician to Louis XIII
The Plague mask which was originally created to cure death instead became a symbol of death itself. People wear the mask to dress up as the Plague Doctor for Halloween, but not many know about its grim history. You also find the replicas of the mask in many costume shops around the globe. Especially the Venetian Carnival which is held annually at Venice, Italy. In today’s time, the plague doctor mask is a common sight at carnivals. But who are Plague doctors? Why did they wear masks? The Plague Doctor is a profession which derived from the disaster. The Coronavirus reminds us of the Plague.
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