| Parent company | Opal Publishing Corporation |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1970. New York, New York |
| Founder | Walter L. Strauss |
| Successor | A.S. Kaufmann |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Headquarters location | Norwalk, CT 06850 |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | JC West, Managing editor |
| Publication types | Scholarly Reference Works |
| Nonfiction topics | Art History & Art Reference |
| Fiction genres | Nonfiction |
| No. of employees | Four |
| Official website | Abaris Books Website |
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,[1] 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.
- ^ Eser, Thomas. "Walter Leopold Strauss. (Nürnberg 23.4.1922 – 14.1.1988 New York City). Eine Kurzbiografie des Dürerforschers", rijo-research, 2011