Cap and bells

The cap and bells is a type of fool's cap with bells worn by a court fool or jester.^[1] The bells were also added to the dangling sleeves and announced the appearance of the jester.^[2]^[3]

Forms

The cap and bells could be in the following forms:^[2]

Ass's ears and an ass's tail, often curling forward^[2]^[3]
Horns^[2]
Cockscomb crest^[2]
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.^[4]^{[unreliable source?]}

Gallery

Fool's Cap Map of the World
A jester with a cap and bells and a fool's scepter
Fool's cap of the Carnival (Fasching) Guild in Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Carnival in Villach
Woman wearing a fool's cap of the Carnival Guild in Villach
Supporter of the Belgian national football team in Belgium, before their 2018 World Cup semi-final match against France
The Eulenspiegelbrunnen [de], a fountain in Magdeburg, Germany, depicting Till Eulenspiegel

References

^ Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Lucy Barton, Historic Costumes for the Stage, p. 221
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ISBN 1412834988, p. 113
^ Singleton, Esther (1891). "The Court Jesters of England". Cosmopolitan. Vol. 11. p. 445.

[1] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged

[barton-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Lucy Barton, Historic Costumes for the Stage, p. 221

[hyers-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ISBN 1412834988, p. 113

[4] Singleton, Esther (1891). "The Court Jesters of England". Cosmopolitan. Vol. 11. p. 445.

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