I need to find a picture to put on the cover of my new academic book, only I am the least visual person in the world! Hmmmm--this image from Edward Tyson's Orang-outang (1699) is rather a favorite of mine...
Jenny, You might check out the Bibliodyssey blog to see if there are any appropriate images there; most of them are old enough to be public domain. But be prepared to waste hours there.
Yes, you sort of can't go wrong with a chimpanzee--only somehow it is not a very EXUBERANT-LOOKING chimpanzee, might be nice to find something a bit more prosperous-looking...
I will check out that blog, but not till I have done more work on actual book revisions!
I have published four novels and four books of literary criticism; I'm currently at work on a book called FOR THE LOVE OF BROKEN THINGS: MY FATHER, EDWARD GIBBON AND THE RUINS OF ROME. I teach in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
Jenny,
ReplyDeleteYou might check out the Bibliodyssey blog to see if there are any appropriate images there; most of them are old enough to be public domain. But be prepared to waste hours there.
This is a great image! I would give my vote for it if you don't find another one.
ReplyDeleteYes, you sort of can't go wrong with a chimpanzee--only somehow it is not a very EXUBERANT-LOOKING chimpanzee, might be nice to find something a bit more prosperous-looking...
ReplyDeleteI will check out that blog, but not till I have done more work on actual book revisions!