book with medal

hello Antiquers
hope all of you doing well.
The strange and wonderful book
As you can see there is a coin or medal attached to the cover of the book
The pages of the book are made of metal, I think they are copper
Protected from the back by a piece of leather for each page
It seems that the letters were either hammered into this metal or using presses
The thickness of the metal page does not exceed 1 mm
The metal has not corroded
I could not distinguish whether these letters are Hebrew or Chinese
This book is more than 10 pages
I hope that those with experience will express their opinion and analyze this book and whoever can translate it

 

The image is St. George slaying the dragon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon

Debora

 

To help us help you, additional photographs of the book are needed.

Debora

 

The cross, Christian iconography, would lead one to believe that the lettering is in neither Hebrew nor Chinese.

Debora

 

thank Debora
i will take more photo and share it when i can

 

Thank you, Robin.

Debora

 

I am no expert but they have the appearance of some type of Runic symbols.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rune

Debora

 

Has a similar style to this ...
http://www.360macedonia.com/en/Vinica/Vinica-Fortress/

https://empiresoffaith.com/2017/11/...r-potter-biblical-themes-on-macedonian-tiles/

 

This seems very suspicious to me. It looks like a forgery you see a lot lately. The Catholic religious medal of Saint George and the fantasy runic/Hebrew symbolism is a dead giveaway, in my opinion.

http://icom-oesterreich.at/news/interpol-purple-notice-sale-fake-antique-jewish-books

https://blog.nli.org.il/en/spotting-a-fake/

 

My first impression too. A fantasy piece. But without further photographs...

Debora

 

This book could indeed be either a forgery or genuine, as you mentioned. The mix of Catholic symbolism, Saint George’s medal, and the fantasy-style runes/Hebrew elements raises doubts, but without further verification, it's hard to say for certain.

 

I will attach some additional photos for further clarification, and then we can try to determine whether this book is genuine or a forgery.

 

photo add

 

In my opinion you have to be very careful of books have pages made from other materials than paper or parchment. All the pages of the modern forgeries of these so called ancient books are made of metal (copper) or leather. Lots of the have a similar story like “Found in a cave in Algeria/Egypt/Isreal”.

I am a book collector for over 25 years and I have never have seen a genuine ancient book made of metal or leather.

 

Would/could you post a photograph of the entire book?

Debora

 

most of the pages in the book are quite similar

 

Most of you seem convinced that this book is not original, but I'm genuinely curious—what language is it written in? The language itself has sparked my interest.

 

Thank you for your comment, which comes from long experience in this field. I have other books written on parchment and paper, which I will publish in succession.

 

The cover. Would/could you post a photograph of the cover? And then would/could you post a photograph showing us the spine so we understand how it is bound? And then would/could you post a photograph of a sample page? The whole page? How many pages are there? Are there any other illustrations beside the cross? And what about the dimensions? Big? Little?

Debora