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REPLY1851

The Episcopal Mitre

By W. DN.

An Inquirer will find much curious matter respecting the mitre, collected both from classical writers and antiquaries, in *Explications de plusieurs Textes difficiles de l'Ecriture par le R. P. Dom.* [*Martin*], 4to., à Paris, 1730. To any one ambitious of learnedly occupying some six or seven columns of "Notes and Queries" the ample foot references are very tempting; I content myself with transcribing two or three of the entries in the index: *"Mitre des anciens, leur nature, et leur forme; était la marque du Sacerdoce; se portait ordinairement à la tête, et quelquefois aux mains. Forme des m…

Topics: Episcopal Mitre, Classical Writers, Antiquaries

Locations: Paris