about the cover illustration
The illustration on the cover of Build Financial Software with Generative AI (From Scratch) is “Turc, comme il va d’ici à la Mecque,” or “A Turkish man in the costume worn when traveling to Mecca,” a part of the Costumes Turcs album from circa 1790.
In those days, it was easy to identify where people lived and what their trade or station in life was just by their dress. Manning celebrates the inventiveness and initiative of the computer business with book covers based on the rich diversity of regional culture centuries ago, brought back to life by pictures from collections such as this one.