about the cover illustration
The caption for the illustration on the cover of Hugging Face in Action is “Chiosgchi, musicien, turc jouant du Chiosq,” or “Turkish drummer,” taken from an album of Turkish costumes in the British Museum collection.
In those days, it was easy to identify where people lived and what their trade or station in life was by their dress alone. 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.