EinMensch@feddit.org 2 days ago
Portrayals of the archetypal plague doctor costume of beak-like mask, ankle-length waxed overcoat, gloves, boots, wide-brimmed hat, linen hood, and overcoat date to the early modern period.
The first known written description of an herbal-stuffed beak mask was during the 1656–1658 epidemic in Rome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor
Those masks aren’t medieval
marcos@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Almost none of the medieval stuff in popular culture were.