about-the-cover-illustration
about the cover illustration
The figure on the cover of Prompt Engineering in Practice, captioned “Recteur de la Republique de Raguse,” or “Head of State of the Republic of Raguse (present day Dubrovnik in Croatia), is taken from a collection originally published in 1815 by Nepveu (Paris), and is provided by Bibliothèque nationale de France. Each illustration is finely drawn and colored by hand.
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.