Florian Ungler (died 1536 in
Kraków
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) and Kasper Hochfeder were
printer
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s from
Bavaria
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that after 1510 became pioneers of printing and publishing in the
Polish language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In a ...
.
*1512 ''Introductio in Ptolomei Cosmographiam'', with maps of
America
*1513
Biernat of Lublin's ''Raj duszny'' (The Spiritual Paradise) or ''
Hortulus Animae'' (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, c ...
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 continued until 1551.
See also
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Incunabula
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Movable type
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Early printing in Poland
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Spread of the printing press
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References
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External links
Biography
Books printed by Florian Unglerin digital library
Polona
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Colle ...
Year of birth unknown
1536 deaths
15th-century printers
16th-century Polish businesspeople
Polish printers
German printers
Printers of incunabula
Polish typographers and type designers
Polish publishers (people)
German publishers (people)
German emigrants to Poland
Businesspeople from Bavaria
German typographers and type designers
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