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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 , 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.

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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 , 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. (en)
  • Abaris Books ist ein US-amerikanischer Buchverlag mit Sitz in Norwalk (Connecticut). Der Verlag wurde 1970 in New York von dem deutsch-amerikanischen Unternehmer und Kunsthistoriker Walter L. Strauss (1922–1988) gegründet und ist auf kunsthistorische Publikationen spezialisiert. Benannt ist es nach Abaris dem Hyperboreer. Zum Verlagsprogramm gehören unter anderem die Werkverzeichnisse der Zeichnungen von Albrecht Dürer (The Complete Drawings of Albrecht Dürer, 1974) sowie der Zeichnungen aus der Rembrandt-Schule (Drawings of the Rembrandt School, 1979 ff.). Das größte Verlagsunternehmen besteht in der Herausgabe des vielbändigen Corpuswerkes The Illustrated Bartsch, von dem bereits über 100 großformatige Bände erschienen sind. (de)
  • Abaris Books è una casa editrice scolastica statunitense con sede a Norwalk (CT), specializzata in libri d'arte. Abaris è famosa per le sue raccolte di titoli in storia dell'arte e altri argomenti, e per i suoi cataloghi di rinomati artisti come Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, Marcantonio Raimondi, Jean Duvet, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Tempesta, The Carraccis e Caravaggio. Fondata da , Abaris prende il nome da Abaris Hyperboreos. (it)
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  • 1970-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Worldwide (en)
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  • 1970 (xsd:integer)
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  • Walter L. Strauss (en)
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  • Nonfiction (en)
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  • Norwalk, CT 06850 (en)
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  • JC West, Managing editor (en)
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  • Four (en)
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  • Opal Publishing Corporation (en)
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  • Scholarly Reference Works (en)
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  • Active (en)
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  • A.S. Kaufmann (en)
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  • Art History & Art Reference (en)
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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 , 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. (en)
  • Abaris Books è una casa editrice scolastica statunitense con sede a Norwalk (CT), specializzata in libri d'arte. Abaris è famosa per le sue raccolte di titoli in storia dell'arte e altri argomenti, e per i suoi cataloghi di rinomati artisti come Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, Marcantonio Raimondi, Jean Duvet, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Tempesta, The Carraccis e Caravaggio. Fondata da , Abaris prende il nome da Abaris Hyperboreos. (it)
  • Abaris Books ist ein US-amerikanischer Buchverlag mit Sitz in Norwalk (Connecticut). Der Verlag wurde 1970 in New York von dem deutsch-amerikanischen Unternehmer und Kunsthistoriker Walter L. Strauss (1922–1988) gegründet und ist auf kunsthistorische Publikationen spezialisiert. Benannt ist es nach Abaris dem Hyperboreer. (de)
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  • Abaris Books (de)
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