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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo10amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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the quadrangle entered from this hali, the Quadrangle of the (Jrec(;ue.s, that the Museum has in part reproduced, inchiding the court, 80 feet scjuare, with its north and south chambers, the east and west rooms being omitted on account of the limited space available. The reproduction was undertaken upon data given bv Professor Marshall H. Saville \\\\o has made extensive studies of the ruins. While many desirable nieasurements were lacking, tliose supplied were suffi- cient— augmented by good photo- graphs— to secure accurate scales which were employed througliout the construction. The materials employed were selected with the object of avoiding the possibilitv of fire and at the same time of re- ducing to a minimum the danger of damage through use as a dining hall. The parts representing heavy masonrv, to a heiHit of al)out five feet, consist of stones cast in Keen's cement, backed with reinforced concrete, which in- sures both strength and hardness. Above this, where there is little danger of damage, the material used for panels and grecfjues is plaster strengthened with burlap. Having obtained the measure- ments of each piece of stone or panel of mosaic, wooden forms were made, then modeled over with clay to gain the effect of the stone surface as shown in many samples from the Mitla ruins in the possession of the Museum. From these models, plaster or glue moulds were made and cement or plaster casts run off as they were needed in construction. All parts were cast hollow, and by cementing each to its neighVx)r and anchoring all securely to the walls, the structure became both rigid and durable with a minimum of weight. Thus visitors to the ^Museum may see an old ^Nlitla temple as it used GROUND PLAN OF THE "GROUP OF THE COLUMNS," MITLA J A. Couit of the Quadrangle of the Colunans. B. Hall of the Six Columns. C. South Chamber of the Grecques. D. Court of the Quadrangle of the Grecques. E. North Chamber of the Grecques. The Museum restaurant reproduces rooms C, D and E.

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