Vivaldi lived from 1677 approximately, to 1741, so he lived in the last part of the 17th century, and into the 18th Century.
The mitre (British English) (/ËmaÉªtÉr/; Greek: Î¼Î¯ÏÏÎ±, headband or turban) or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity.
Definition of mite for Students 1: a tiny animal that is related to and resembles the spider and often lives as a parasite on plants and other animals 2: a very small person, thing, or amount