Mary Aiken Littauer
Encyclopedia
Mary Aiken Littauer was a leading authority on ancient domesticated horses and related materials (Brownrigg 2006). Using her knowledge of contemporary horsemanship, she wrote authoritative works on ridden horses and chariots in Greece
, the Near East
and Egypt
.
She was born Mary Aiken Graver in Pittsburgh and raised in New York. She was married to Captain Vladimir S. Littauer
, a noted equestrian whose training and teaching methods are still in use today.
Her family chose the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park as the recipient of her vast library and her own works on ancient horses.
The museum - a Smithsonian affiliate - has hired an archivist to create an inventory of the hundreds of books.
Classical Greece
Classical Greece was a 200 year period in Greek culture lasting from the 5th through 4th centuries BC. This classical period had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and greatly influenced the foundation of Western civilizations. Much of modern Western politics, artistic thought, such as...
, the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
.
She was born Mary Aiken Graver in Pittsburgh and raised in New York. She was married to Captain Vladimir S. Littauer
Vladimir Littauer
Captain Vladimir Stanislavovitch Littauer was an influential horseback riding master and the author of books on educated riding and the training of horses...
, a noted equestrian whose training and teaching methods are still in use today.
Her family chose the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park as the recipient of her vast library and her own works on ancient horses.
The museum - a Smithsonian affiliate - has hired an archivist to create an inventory of the hundreds of books.
Selected bibliography
- 1979 Wheeled Vehicles and Ridden Animals in the Ancient Near East, with Joost Crouwel.
- 1985 Chariots and Related Equipment from the Tomb of Tutankhamen, with Joost Crouwel.