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Vivarium Naturae, or, The Naturalist’s Miscellany was issued by members of the Nodder family between 1789 and 1813.  After her husband Frederick died, widow Elizabeth Nodder took over the business. Elizabeth’s life remains a mystery, but the 19th-century volumes of The Naturalist’s Miscellany show that she persevered following the death of Frederick . Her legacy is the later volumes in this series, with their extraordinarily beautiful natural history plates. To read a bit more, check out the post on our blog by LCP Conservator, Alice Austin.