A plague doctor was a medical physician who treated victims of the bubonic plague. In times of epidemics, these physicians were specifically hired by towns where the plague had taken hold. Since the city was paying their salary, they treated everyone: both the wealthy and the poor. However, some plague doctors were known to charge patients and their families additional fees for special treatments or false cures. Typically, they were not experienced physicians or surgeons at all; rather they were often either second-rate doctors unable to otherwise run a successful medical practice or young physicians seeking to establish themselves in the industry. They rarely cured their patients; rather, they served to record a count of the number of people contaminated for demographic purposes.
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, some doctors wore a beak-like mask which was filled with aromatic items. The masks were designed to protect them from putrid air, which (according to the miasmatic theory of disease) was seen as the cause of infection. The design of these clothes has been attributed to Charles de Lorme, the chief physician to Louis XIII. The protective suit consisted of a light, waxed fabric overcoat, a mask with glass eye openings and a beak shaped nose, typically stuffed with herbs, straw, and spices. Plague doctors would also commonly carry a cane to examine and direct patients without the need to make direct contact with the patient.
What is included:
Poser figures conformers
Doctor (M4) Boots L+R
Doctor (M4) Gloves L+R
Smart Prop:
Doctor Cane (parented to RH)
Doctor Lantern (parented to LH)
Doctor Mask (parented to head)
Doctor Hat (parented to head)
Smart Dynamic Props (usable withy any figure/character)
Doctor Mantle (parented to chest)
Doctor Hood (parented to head)
Lights:
Lantern Point Light (parented to lantern)
Poses:
M4 Promo Pose
M4 RH
M4 LH
M4 Hide/Show Hannds
M4 Black Body
Up to 4kx4k and textures suitable for closeups, Unpacked Runtime Size: 50 MB.
suitable for animations. Historical reconstruction/Original Design.
Software:
Poser 7+, Poser 8 / Poser Pro 2010+, Poser 10 / Poser Pro 2014 +, Poser 9 / Poser Pro 2012 +, Poser Pro 11
Compatible figures: Michael 4
