Fig. 2.

Plague doctor mask to protect from “bad air” and prevent contagion. Such masks have lenses on the eyes and a long cavity in the nose that was filled with drugs and aromatic items. The shape of this cavity was very similar to beaks of birds. At the beak there were substances such as ambergris, mint leaves, storax, myrrh, laudanum, rose petals, camphor, cloves and straw. (Photo from replica, collection Sedivy)