So I understand the purpose of wearing a mask was for protection, but why was it bird-like? What was their reasoning for putting a beak?
Hi, not discouraging other from responding here, but while you're waiting, check out these earlier answers
/u/BedsideRounds in During the time of the Black Plague there are the doctors with masks. Is there a reason why they had that birdlike design?
u/reliable_information and /u/HeloisePommefume in How might the historic "beak nose" plague masks have been packed, and was there any empirical data regarding their effectiveness?
/u/VetMichael in How effective were medieval or renaissance doctors, really?