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Abaris Books is a scholarly publishing house based in Norwalk, Connecticut, which produces authoritative art reference books. Abaris is renowned for its definitive collections of titles in art history and other subjects, and for its cataloguing of renowned artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Marcantonio Raimondi, Jean Duvet, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Tempesta, The Carraccis, and Caravaggio. The pictorial encyclopaedia, ''The Illustrated Bartsch'', is pre-eminent in their collection. Founded by Walter L. Strauss,〔Eser, Thomas. ("Walter Leopold Strauss. (Nürnberg 23.4.1922 – 14.1.1988 New York City). Eine Kurzbiografie des Dürerforschers" ), ''rijo-research'', 2011〕 Abaris is named for Abaris the Hyperborean. According to legend, Strauss named his company to appear in alphabetical listings before the other two leading art reference publishing companies, Abbeville Press and Abrams Books. ==History== Abaris Books was founded in 1970 in New York by Walter L. Strauss. Abaris publishes a multitude of titles which contribute to the vast fields of art history and art reference. Strauss edited and published many notable titles, however his largest and most significant project was to begin illustrating Count Adam von Bartsch's famous 24 volume list, le peintre-graveur, as The Illustrated Bartsch. This massive project was left unfinished upon Strauss' death,〔Glueck, Grace. (“Walter L. Strauss, Author and Expert On Old Masters Art” ), ''The New York Times'', New York, January 19, 1988〕 and Abaris Books became an imprint of OPAL Publishing Corporation. OPAL has furthered the progress of Abaris and ''The Illustrated Bartsch''. OPAL chose to focus on ''The Illustrated Bartsch'' as the premier title of Abaris Books, however Abaris receives worldwide recognition for their publications of the catalogues raisonnés of Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt. Abaris currently publishes 13 volumes concentrating on catalogues raisonnés of Albrecht Dürer, including two volumes of ''The Illustrated Bartsh'', one a picture atlas, and the other a commentary.〔Walter L. Strauss, New York, 1980. ISBN 0-89835-000-X〕 Abaris also publishes considerable titles such as ''The Complete Drawings of Albrecht Dürer'',〔6 vol. Edited Walter L. Strauss ISBN 0-913870-00-5〕 ''Drawings of the Rembrandt School'',〔Werner Sumowski 12 vols. ISBN 0-913870-48-X〕 and ''The Royal Horse and Rider: Painting, Sculpture, and Horsemanship 1500-1800'', winner of the 1989 C.I.N.O.A. Prize.〔Walter Liedtke, 1989. ISBN 0-89835-267-3〕 A warehouse fire in 2005 destroyed the entire Abaris Books inventory, over 35,000 volumes. This included the entire collection of ''The Illustrated Bartsch''. Since then, the small staff of Abaris Books has reprinted the entire collection of 104 volumes, and currently works toward producing future volumes, as organized under the General Plan. Other titles are planned for restocking and all titles remain in print. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abaris Books」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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