Plague Doctor Mask – 17th Century Beak Mask | 3D Print STL

The most recognisable protective equipment in history, and it was built on a theory that turned out to be wrong. The beaked mask is credited to Charles de Lorme, physician to Louis XIII, around 1619. Doctors believed plague travelled through miasma — foul air — so the long beak was packed with dried roses, mint, camphor and myrrh to filter it. The glass eyepieces and waxed leather were meant to keep the same bad air off the skin. It did not work for the reason they thought, but a sealed leather…

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