Cap and bells
{{Short description|Type of hat most commonly worn by jesters}}
{{Other uses|Cap and bells (disambiguation)|Foolscap (disambiguation){{!}}Foolscap}}
File:Fools Cap (PSF).png with a cap and bells]]
The cap and bells is a type of fool's cap with bells worn by a court fool or jester.Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged The bells were also added to the dangling sleeves and announced the appearance of the jester.
Forms
The cap and bells could be in the following forms:Lucy Barton, Historic Costumes for the Stage, [https://books.google.com/books?id=DTQjMTqMqlIC&pg=PA221 p. 221]
- Ass' ears and an ass' tail, often curling forward{{ISBN|1412834988}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2mxo0J8zf_0C&pg=PA113 p. 113]
- Horns
- Cockscomb crest
- Royal court jester costume
- Bi-color coxcomb cap
- Fool's cap and masque
Other forms of fool's cap in England were shaped like a monk's cowl with ass's ears, a high-pointed cap covered with bells, or a round cap with an imposing feather.{{cite magazine |first=Esther |last=Singleton |title=The Court Jesters of England |magazine=Cosmopolitan |volume=11 |year=1891 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k90RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445 |page=445}}{{unreliable source?|reason=Cosmopolitan was a family magazine in 1891, it has never been a history magazine|date=October 2023}}
Gallery
Fool's Cap Map of the World.jpg|Fool's Cap Map of the World
Narr haustuer.jpg|A jester with a cap and bells and a fool's scepter
Narrenkappe der Faschingsgilde Villach, Kärnten, Österreich.jpg|Fool's cap of the Carnival ({{lang|de|Fasching}}) Guild in Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Faschingskappe mit Anzug und reich dekorierten Orden, Villacher Fasching 2019 Kärnten Österreich.jpg|Carnival in Villach
Faschingsgilde Villach 2019 Dame mit Narrenkappe, Umhang und Orden.jpg|Woman wearing a fool's cap of the Carnival Guild in Villach
Football (soccer) supporter J045.jpg|Supporter of the Belgian national football team in Belgium, before their 2018 World Cup semi-final match against France
Eulenspiegelbrunnen (Magdeburg-Altstadt).Detail.ajb.jpg|The {{lang|de|{{ill|Eulenspiegelbrunnen|de}}}}, a fountain in Magdeburg, Germany, depicting Till Eulenspiegel