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* Hirts, p. 66
* Reynolds, p. 23</ref> The garment is impregnated with similar fragrant items as the beak mask.<ref>Time-Life Books, p. 158 ''Beak Doctor: during the Black Plague, a medical man who wore a bird mask to protect himself against infection.''
Black plague definition: ''In 14th-century Europe, the victims of the "black plague" had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous hemorrhage) which made darkened ("blackened") their bodies. Black plague can lead to "black death" characterized by gangrene of the fingers, toes, and nose. Black plague is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) which is transmitted to humans from infected rats by the oriental rat flea..'' medterm.com</ref> || {{w|France}} || [[File:Medico peste.jpg|thumb|center|200px150px|Plague doctor outfit from Germany (17th century).]]
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| 1720 || || || Paintings from {{w|Marseille}} during the [[w:Great Plague of Marseille|last major outbreak of bubonic plague in western Europe]] show gravediggers and people handling bodies with cloth around their faces.<ref name="fastcompany.comsssa"/> || {{w|France}}
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