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.
1 Miter gauge: The table has one or two slots (grooves) running from front to back, also parallel to the cutting plane of the blade. 2  These miter slots (or miter grooves) are used to position and guide either a miter gauge (also known as a crosscut fence) or crosscut sled.