I created a book as an exercise to learn how to use Blender. My inspiration was a bunch of references of old books using an image search. I textured it in Substance Painter using a leather material downloaded from Substance Source as well as Jonas Ronnegard's metal smart materials. The ornate details were created using Jonas' ornament alphas/brushes volumes 1 and 2.
Jonas' products are available here: https://www.artstation.com/jronn/store
I highly recommend you visit his market place and pick up some or all of his products. :)
I welcome constructive critiques of my work and would appreciate any comment that would help me improve my skills.
Ancient Book Animation