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  • Here the crucial term is the “monad,” its basic meaning clearly defined by Leibniz in the opening section of his Principes de la nature et de la grâce fondés en raison (1718): “Monas is a Greek word which signifies unity or that which is one.”

    HIERARCHY AND ORDER C. A. PATRIDES 1968

  • The Monas is a moving speck, the Vibrio an undulating wire, the Proteus perpetually changes its shape, and the

    Canto I 1803

  • The Monas is a moving speck, the Vibrio an undulating wire, the Proteus perpetually changes its shape, and the

    The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Erasmus Darwin 1766

  • We, for our part, have advocated the rule of "Monas," with regard to School Books, ever since our establishment came into existence.

    Chaudron's Spelling Book, Carefully Prepared for Family and School Use. Adelaide de Vendel 1865

  • Secondly, what Moses establishes, not merely as a transcendant 'Monas', but as an individual

    Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803

  • I struggled a little bit probably just with that expectation of 'Monas' leaving, "he said.

    The Roar - Your Sports Opinion 2008

  • The Monas followed closely upon the Butterfield 8 Silver Lizzes and the earliest Marilyns.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • David Lloyd: Monas Hieroglyphica | This exhibition features large and medium-scale mixed-media paintings on canvas and wood, in a series that fuses together abstract imagery, words, representational figures and animals, illustrated scientific principals, surfing symbols and dimensional collage.

    Bill Bush: The Secrets of Symbols: This Artweek.LA (November 28 - December 4, 2011) Bill Bush 2011

  • David Lloyd: Monas Hieroglyphica | This exhibition features large and medium-scale mixed-media paintings on canvas and wood, in a series that fuses together abstract imagery, words, representational figures and animals, illustrated scientific principals, surfing symbols and dimensional collage.

    Bill Bush: The Secrets of Symbols: This Artweek.LA (November 28 - December 4, 2011) Bill Bush 2011

  • In each of the subsequent series of Lizzes, Marilyns, Monas, and Jackies, the smile for Warhol became a powerful memento mori.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

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