My hunt for the Gutenberg – 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: Getty Images / Courtesy of Michael Visontay)
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