More mathematical musings in the Rosette folio

[Searcher]

I am not so sure the central 71 asterisks and the others are an doodling effect... 71 (as prime) and the others per rosette (and the way they are ordered on (partly) colourful backgrounds may prove to be more of an effort nevertheless. On the other hand, one should be careful to over-state the effect and read anything into it, but at this stage I don't want to exclude a meaning either. Just look/google for 71 (or 72) with adequate other info ( e.g. numerology etc) and you will be awash with meanings of numbers of e.g. biblical, and other background.

Actually I did just that and failed to find any meaning for 71

Neverthless, I've counted 70 obvious asterisks and 2 - suspected, though I'm not sure what is under the spots of colour.

"... the 72 disciples who were sent out by Jesus to proclaim His message. Why 72? What is significant about this number? Think back to what we said about the importance of typology. The symbolism of such a number is not accidental. In the Old Testament book of Numbers, we read of Moses having selected 70 elders to assist him in carrying out his work. These 70 elders came to Moses and were anointed for service. We read, “So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. Gathering seventy elders of the people, he had them stand around the tent. The LORD then came down in the cloud and spoke to him. Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, he bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied.” (Numbers 11:24-25.) However, there were two additional men who were chosen to go up to the tent with the others: “two men, one named Eldad and the other Medad, were not in the gathering but had been left in the camp. They too had been on the list, but had not gone out to the tent; yet the spirit came to rest on them also, and they prophesied in the camp.” (Numbers 11:26.) Thus, the number of elders who are anointed by the LORD to assist Moses in his work among the people of Israel is actually 72."