My hunt for the Gutenberg Bible – the rare book that solved a family mystery
Curiosity about a forgotten relative led Michael Visontay on a trail to the world’s most coveted book, the Gutenberg Bible – and the scandalous scheme to break it up.
Michael Visontay thought he knew everything about his family’s past, but there was one shadowy character he was aching to know more about: his grandfather’s second wife, Olga. As Michael went through old papers, he uncovered a trail to the world’s most coveted book, the Gutenberg Bible – a rare antique printed in the 1450s – and the scandalous scheme to break it up.
Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Maryam Maruf
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(Photo: Background a page from the Gutenberg Bible; Clockwise from top left Gabriel Wells; Michael with his parents in 1972; Michael's grandfather Pali; Olga Visontai; Michael's parents. Credit: Courtesy of Michael Visontay/Getty Images)
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