However the most distinctive part of the outfit was the headgear. Plague doctors wore spectacles and a mask with a beak-like ...

For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid ...

Plague doctors in the 17th Century believed the beak-like masks filled with perfume and herbs protected them One person wrote: "Scared the life out of my missus. Terrifying for kids." Another ...

A protective mask used by doctors during the 17th century when they called on patients suffering from the plague. The quality of air was also blamed for the spread of plague - bad, stinking air ...