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.
timÂ·ber. n. 1. a. Trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood. b. Wood used as a building material; lumber. 2. a. A dressed piece of wood, especially a beam in a structure.b. Nautical A rib in a ship's frame.imber-a post made of wood. post-an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them.