I first glimpsed a plague doctor years ago, in a framed etching on the wall of a Venetian gift shop. The image was macabre: a sinister, masked figure draped in a dark robe. The head was covered with a broad-brimmed hat with a flat crown. The most striking feature was the mask, with its goggled eyes…
On Becoming a Plague Doctor
I first glimpsed a plague doctor years ago, in a framed etching on the wall of a Venetian gift shop. The image was macabre: a sinister, masked figure draped in a dark robe. The head was covered with a broad-brimmed hat with a flat crown. The most striking feature was the mask, with its goggled eyes…