Plague doctors and PPE: Today's gear has nothing on the medical garb of the Renaissance

If today's personal protective clothing is impersonal, its 17th-century equivalent was downright sinister, writes Ainsley Hawthorn.
If today's personal protective clothing is impersonal, its 17th-century equivalent was downright sinister, writes Ainsley Hawthorn.

Leather Plague Doctor Mask

Plague doctors and PPE: Today's gear has nothing on the medical garb of the Renaissance

Plague doctors and PPE: Today's gear has nothing on the medical garb of the Renaissance

Plague Doctor Costume - Clothing Worn by Plague Doctors

The Renaissance of the Mask: from plague doctor beaks to velvet visards - Refashioning the Renaissance

Plague doctors and PPE: Today's gear has nothing on the medical garb of the Renaissance

Plague Doctors And PPE: Today's Gear Has Nothing On The Medical Garb Of The Renaissance CBC News

Why plague doctors wore those strange beaked masks

The Plague Doctor's Garb

Why did plague masks have a beak like a bird? - Quora

Plague Doctors And PPE: Today's Gear Has Nothing On The Medical Garb Of The Renaissance CBC News