Jaymack Report post Posted October 2, 2014 www.instructable.com/id/Leather-plague-Doctor-Mask/ I know I saw someone looking for this and I just ran across it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglew Report post Posted October 2, 2014 http://www.instructables.com/id/Leather-plague-Doctor-Mask/ this is the proper link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackey Cole Report post Posted October 2, 2014 I wonder why the beak like look? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonhawke Report post Posted October 12, 2014 it is meant to look like a ravens beak. Ravens were harbringers of death and disease in Medieval Europe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBlackwell Report post Posted October 15, 2014 Also the beak held the aromatic herbs that were supposed to filter the "bad air" that they thought caused the plague. It was sort of an early attempt at a gas mask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anhurset Report post Posted October 15, 2014 Actually, the filtering of the air is a misconception, the idea was that the disease carying miasmas could be avoided by overcoming them with other smells. In the case of Plague Doctors the prefered deterent was a sponge soaked in herb infused vinegar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBlackwell Report post Posted October 26, 2014 Oh, ok. I stand corrected a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
