#THE PLAGUE DOCTOR COSTUME LICENSE#
The strong smells of these items - sometimes set on fire for added advantage - were meant to combat the contagious miasma that the costume itself could not protect against.Ī 17th-century plague doctor mask from Austria or Germany on display in Berlin's Deutsches Historisches Museum.Ĭourtesy of Anagoria/Creative Commons License 3.0 Inside the beak were aromatic spices such as mint, myrrh, camphor, and cloves, dried flowers such as roses or carnations, or a vinegar sponge. This fanciful-looking costume typically consisted of a head-to-toe leather or wax-canvas garment, large crystal glasses, and a long snout or bird beak. Just as the sight of medical professionals in hazmat suits and full-body scrubs and surgical masks has more commonplace than ever the past few months with the coronavirus pandemic, the common sight in the 17th century was doctors looking like giant bird men.ĭuring the epidemics of bubonic plague that swept western Europe, plague doctors, who exclusively treated the infected, wore costumes to protect themselves from the miasma or “bad air” believed to carry disease. Beak”), a plague doctor in 17th-century Rome, published by Paul Fürst, circa 1656. This is not a cosplay, sir! Please step back, you need to leave.Doctor Schnabel (“Dr. If you manage to exit the mansion and try to loop back in through the mansion's front gates, one of the two security guards will make a reference to the game Assassin's Creed, where they say, "Looks like someone's been playing too much Assassin's Creed.Sadly, it does not protect 47 from the Bio-lab.The game version of the costume has been heavily stylized to make it appear more menacing.
They also carried a cane for manipulating patients without touching them and wore a wide-brimmed hat.
The mask is the only thing that was correctly based off of the plague doctors, whose garb had a more cloak-like appearance.The costume itself originated in the 17th century. The purpose of the mask was to contain flowers and other strongly scented substances, as it was believed at the time that foul odors caused disease. The protective suit consisted of an ankle length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask. A plague doctor was a medical physician who treated those affected by the Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, which cost the life of an estimated 75 to 200 million people. The Plague Doctor disguise is based on garments used by some of the real plague doctors who existed around the 15th, 16th and 17th century, although not all of them wore it.The Plague Doctor outfit appears in the following missions: There is an Amputation Knife and a Circumcision Knife on display on each side of the costume. You are able to blend in again in the corner as long as you are wearing the disguise.
Once you cancel blending in, you will be able to move freely around in the disguise. It is mounted in the north west corner of the room and Agent 47 can hide inside the costume in order to blend in. The disguise is unique and can be located in the north west corner of the Villa Caruso grounds, on the ground floor of the Observatory building. Other than that, all areas which would be otherwise inaccessible by the suit will be considered trespassing. It is one of the few disguises that is even more restrictive than the suit, since entering the church or the graveyard in the Plague Doctor disguise is considered as trespassing. The costume is mounted on a display rack in such a way as to appear as if it currently being worn by a person, so wearing it allows Agent 47 to stand in front of the display and blend in, pretending to be an empty costume. Found inside the observatory of Villa Caruso as part of his collection of historical relics related to the history of science and medicine.
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