There already turned up first books in Władysław Łokietek's times, probably they used to liturgical aims. Since prince Władysław Opolczyk has set up the order of St. Paul the Hermit, there appears bigger amount of books, but they are mainly transported from Cracow and Warsaw.

Mikołaj z Wilkowiecka zthe friar staying in Jasna Góra clastor has written the first known Polish misterium "Historyja o chwalebnym Zmartwychwstaniu Pańskim", which has been published in Cracow.

The Swedish siege (1655) described a defender and first bibliophil of Jasna Gora, the Prior Augustyn Kordecki in his work "Nova Gigantomania". This event (the "Swedish Deluge") described alse polish anonymous poem: "Siege of Jasna Gora" which was recognized as W. Odymalski's work and latin poem "Obsidio Clari Montis " written by S. Kobierzynski.

Establishing a press in Jasna Gora caused printing in this place prayer-books, rotive pictures, religious panegyrie, polemics, moralities, pictures of Our Lady and other Saints. In 1795 Paulitis established their own paper mill and printing shopa and they printed books on special paper signed by pictureof Our Lady.

The secular poem "Częstochowa" written by Grzegorz from Sambor in 1658 started writing borogue's poems. Later there were many writers eg. Jan Chryzostom Pasek with his "Dairys", S. Twardowski w "Civil War", A. Mickiewicz w "Panu Tadeusz", who mentioned in their works our city. In XVIII many occasional poems was written.

The citizens passed on verbal, telling fairy tales, legends and parables.. We have succeeded in find puzzles eg:

You do not cook it, you do not boil it, but when you touch it-it will sting you. (stinging nettle)

It was born in a linen shirt, but it walks around naked. (cheese)

It hasn't got legs, hands, head, or belly but wherever it turns- it blows. (wind)

The plait is outside, the young girl is inside. (carrot)

To get it in the right place they beat it in the head, to take it out they grabbed it by the head. (a nail)

It stands by the water and it moves its chin. (a well sweep)

You don't sow it and it rises. (sun)

You can see it but you can't hear it. (smoke)

It hasn't got legs or hands but it can climb the highest pole. (fire)

and proverbs:

who likes working can feel rich

lamp can't replace reason

Od św. Jadwigi z kapustą na wyścigi

goood luck spoils man

Jarosław Bodanko