Plague doctors were employed in various methods whenever plague
set in. The earliest documentation of these individuals being
hired go as far back as the mid 500s AD. The plague doctor image
that we as a general public are familiar with was not seen until
the 1600s. It was then that the “traditional” plague doctor
costume was created. The costume consisted of a cloak made of
heavy fabric covered in wax to protect the doctor’s body, and a
mask to keep out the sick air. The masks had a long cone shaped
structure at the nose, to be filled with scents that would
protect the doctor from the bad air. And now you can see a video
of one of them in action: RON DIVIGLIO… PLAGUE DOCTOR! One of
these days I am going to make my Plague Doctor Munny…As soon as
I finish my other one.