This mask was designed to fight against the Miasma theory. His nose-case is filled with herbal material to keep off the plague. 1721, of a plague doctor of Marseilles (introduced as ‘Dr Beaky of Rome’).

During medieval Europe, there were two main theories of how diseases were spread and contracted: the Four Humors theory, and the Miasma theory.

This authentic 16th century plague doctor mask has been preserved over the years and is currently on display at the German Museum of Medical History in Ingolstadt.⁣ This was the first design of the Plague Doctor’s mask.