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{{Short description|Type of hat most commonly worn by jesters}}{{Other uses|Cap and bells (disambiguation)|Foolscap (disambiguation){{!}}Foolscap}}File:Fools Cap (PSF).png|thumb|A jesterjesterThe 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, p. 221

• Ass’s ears and an ass’s tail, often curling forward{{ISBN|1412834988}}, 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.MAGAZINE, Esther, Singleton, The Court Jesters of England, Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan, 11, 1891,books.google.com/books?id=k90RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445, 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 WorldNarr haustuer.jpg|A jester with a cap and bells and a fool’s scepterNarrenkappe der Faschingsgilde Villach, Kärnten, Österreich.jpg|Fool’s cap of the Carnival () Guild in Villach, Carinthia, AustriaFaschingskappe mit Anzug und reich dekorierten Orden, Villacher Fasching 2019 Kärnten Österreich.jpg|Carnival in VillachFaschingsgilde Villach 2019 Dame mit Narrenkappe, Umhang und Orden.jpg|Woman wearing a fool’s cap of the Carnival Guild in VillachFootball (soccer) supporter J045.jpg|Supporter of the Belgian national football team in Belgium, before their 2018 World Cup semi-final match against FranceEulenspiegelbrunnen (Magdeburg-Altstadt).Detail.ajb.jpg|The }}, a fountain depicting Till Eulenspiegel, Magdeburg

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