Every year, I model, texture and LookDev a book for my students in my 3D pipline course at University.
Here's the version 2022 of that prop. Based on a greek leather book: Aphtonii & Phagymnasmata
Only one reference, so in order to get the title or the text on the spline I dig a lot of the internet.
Model in Maya, Texture in Substance with custom stencils made in Photoshop and render in Arnold (Nuke for the turntable presentation)