Also called 'Black Death' and 'Pestilence' and 'Great ... from head to toe and covered half of their face with a beak shaped mask. While several names are suggested for the invention of the ...

From the Black Death to the Present. “A wide-brimmed hat could defend the head, and a mask with a protruding beak extending from the nose could carry aromatic herbs that would protect the wearer ...

The UK recently experienced a bubonic plague scare due to a mistakenly reported human case, bringing to mind the historical devastation of the 'Black Death ... plague doctor mask, an eerie ...