The Scene:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
The Crime:
Theft of one of the forty-eight surviving copies of the Gutenburg Bible, noted for its near-perfect quality. The Gutenberg Bible was first printed by
Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany in 1450 and is famous for being the first
book printed by a moveable type printing press, marking the start of the “Gutenburg Revolution.”
Printed on paper and one of only two complete copies with an index of
rubices, the Bavarian State Library’s copy of The Gutenberg Bible is estimated
to be worth $25-35 million.