My hunt for the Gutenberg – the rare book that solved a family mystery
Michael Visontay’s unexpected link to the Gutenberg Bible, the world’s most coveted book
Lives Less Ordinary · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
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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