Florian Ungler (died 1536 in

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) and Kasper Hochfeder were

printer Printer may refer to: Technology * Printer (publishing), a person or a company * Printer (computing), a hardware device * Optical printer for motion picture films People * Nariman Printer ( fl. c. 1940), Indian journalist and activist * Jame ...

s from

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that after 1510 became pioneers of printing and publishing in the

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. *1512 ''Introductio in Ptolomei Cosmographiam'', with maps of

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*1513

Biernat of Lublin Biernat of Lublin ( Polish: ''Biernat z Lublina'', Latin ''Bernardus Lublinius'', ca. 1465 – after 1529) was a Polish poet, fabulist, translator, and physician. He was one of the first Polish-language writers known by name, and the most int ...

's ''Raj duszny'' (The Spiritual Paradise) or ''

Hortulus Animae ''Hortulus Animae'' ( en, Little Garden of the Soul, german: Seelengärtlein, french: Jardin des Âmes, pl, Raj duszny) was the Latin title of a prayer book also available in German. It was very popular in the early sixteenth century, printed in ...

'' (literally "Garden of the Soul"), was considered the first book printed entirely in Polish. It is, in fact, the second. *1514 ''Orthographia seu modus recte scribendi et legendi Polonicum idioma quam utilissimus'', the first Grammar of Polish language After having published about 80 works of high quality, he had to close his shop, working for his competitor

Johann Haller Johann Haller or Jan Haller (1463–1525) is considered one of the first commercial printers in Poland. Early life Haller was born in Rothenburg, Franconia, Germany. After his studies at the Kraków Academy, Haller became a merchant in wine, cop ...

for some time. From 1521 onwards, he worked again in a new shop of his own, publishing 160 works until his death in 1536, after which his wife

Helena Ungler Helena Ungler or ''Unglerowa'' (died 1551), was a Polish printer. She was married to Florian Ungler, the owner and manager of a book printing business in Krakow.Helena Unglerowa . Słownik Polszczyzny XVI w.. ostęp 2016-03-03 After the death ...

continued until 1551.

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Books printed by Florian Ungler
in digital library

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