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]
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Forms
editThe 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
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Fool's Cap Map of the World -
A jester with a cap and bells and a fool's scepter -
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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 -
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References
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- ^ Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged
- ^ a b c d e Lucy Barton, Historic Costumes for the Stage, p. 221
- ^ a b ISBN 1412834988, p. 113
- ^ Singleton, Esther (1891). "The Court Jesters of England". Cosmopolitan. Vol. 11. p. 445.