Florian Ungler

Florian Ungler was a Bavarian printer active in Cracow. He started his business in Poland in 1510 by printing in partnership with other printers, but later he established his own printing house. Ungler was the first in Poland to publish music in mensural notation (printed from woodblock), in his editions of musical theorists. In 1513 he printed Biernat of Lublin’s Paradise of the Soul, the first book in the Polish language bearing an author’s name. Another first was Zaborowski’s Ortografia, the first Polish grammar, printed in 1516. Ungler’s total output was over 240 titles. When he died his widow Helena continued the business until her death in 1551. She left 14464 copies of 100 titles in the bookshop she owned.