During the Bubonic Plague, doctors wore these bird-like masks to avoid becoming sick. They would fill the beaks with spices and rose petals, so they wouldn’t have to smell the rotting bodies.
A theory during the Bubonic Plague was that the plague was caused by evil spirits. To scare the spirits away, the masks were intentionally designed to be creepy.
I need a Venetian plague mask.
thats-how-we-roll-in-the-shire:
Out for some daytime shopping. You know.
I dunno why this picture is under the Doctor Who tag. It’s just a bunch of people riding an escalator. Still I have the strangest feeling I should reblog this.
I don’t get it.
Is that guy wearing two polo shirts underneath a jacket? Who started that fashion?
double poloshirt guy is such an asshole why leave that space there cmon move down a step asshat
