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.
tuber. n. 1. (Botany) a fleshy underground stem (as in the potato) or root (as in the dahlia) that is an organ of vegetative reproduction and food storage. 2. (Anatomy) anatomy a raised area; swelling. [C17: from Latin tÅ«ber hump].