Can You explain to me what this pic has to do with the black plague?

Question

http://biologi.uio.no/cees/img/pictures/plague.jpg

Answer 1

that is a picture of a doctor of the black plague. He has sealed himself in so he doesn't breath the same air as his patients which was how they thought you caught the plague. inside the beak are herbs and spices thought to prevent him from getting the plague. I forget the actual title for the doctors, but that's what they are. if you look closely at the upper left hand corner and across the top the title tells you he is a doctor.

Answer 2

That is how some people dressed during the Black Plague outbreak, so they could protect themselves while among the victims of it. The cone like mask was filled with popouri & herbs so as to protect the wearer from inhaling any bad odors (germ transferance was not clearly understood at that time). The outfit is a protection outfit worn by those around the Black Plague victims as a protective device.

Answer 3

Well they fleas that bite the people and caused plague were actually on rats. So rats were the cause of the plague not birds. The pic have nothing to do with the plague. No if the reaper had a rat nose in that would be a different story.

Answer 4

Crow's back in that time signified death. It could either be a crow or a vulture but either way the bird signifies death because what do vultures and crow's do when somthing is dead? they eat it. And if you look at the whole picture, he should be standing over a bunch of dead bodies. The black death was called the Bubonic Plague and it started in china. Because china was one of the buissiest trade countries in the world, it was only a matter of time before it spread to Europe. The Bubonic Plague was responsible for wiping out a third of Europe's population and is still in existence today. But yea, that is what the crow/vulture stands for.

Answer 5

probably had something to do with mythical egyptian deities (perhaps Thoth, who judged the souls of the deceased), because that mask looks an awful lot like the an ibis (the physical form that Thoth's head took). Back in the days of the black plague people were extremely into myths and were very superstitious.

Answer 6

It is the representation of death in the medieval myths of the 1300s to 1400s. With so many people dieing, and no science to explain it, they drew on their mythology to illustrate and explain what was happening. The plague killed off at least a thrid of the people in Europe, it is responsible for the beginnings of the labor movement, the beginning of enlightenment, and the end of the reign of the Catholic Church.

Answer 7

First off- they were hiding from the black death by being a bird.
Second he probably has something sweet smelling in the beak. Remember the old nursery Ring around the Rosy, Pocket full of poseys, Ashes Ashes we all fall down. It is about the plague

Answer 8

If it hs anything todo with the black plague it is a doctor or a collector of the dead wearing what they hope is protectiom against it.The title as far as it goes reads The Doctor Sdyna-lxl Don

Answer 9

Believe it or not, this is a picture of a doctor. During those times doctors believed that the plaque couldn't pass through this pointy mask. They wore it like doctors wear paper masks today, for protection. I don't think it worked very well for them though.

Answer 10

It would help to see the whole pic, but it appears to be the Grim Reaper. I have no idea what the mask and the beak are supposed to represent.