The architecture of humanism; a study in the history of taste

36 THE

ARCHITECTUREOF

HUMANISM

weputfaith in oursensations,beforewe

acceptthe

verdict ofothers,it is necessaryto examine,/more

i

closely than has yetbeen

done, the influencjes

by

which contemporary opinion, in

matters of

larchi-

tecture,isunwittinglysurroundedandcontrolled.