Looking for a book (gothic carving)

[work to fish]

Hi
Can any one point me in the best direction for a book i am looking for .
Gothic carving.
I am about to start a new project in the coming weeks ,i have a Gothic 4 poster bed which i have to make at work .I am looking for inspiration and idears for the top of the posts .

Many thanks

work to fish.

[Artesano]

Hi , Work to Fish (as a keen angler , I have to say I like your nickname).Take a look at Amazon- last time I cheked , they had about 800 carving -related books . I'll lok for it this evening , when I have more time , but I think there was a book called " A treasury of woodcarving designs" ( or something in this sense ), published by Dover , with some terrific Gothic stuff on the cover.

[Whittling]

You could try here: http://www.woodcarvingpatterns.com/greenmen.htm
or try googling

'gothic+carving+pattern'

Seems to be quite a bit of stuff. Not sure what you're looking for but there should be something close to the mark.

[watson]

Or while the dollar is OK try www.alibris.com.
They may have a copy

[joe greiner]

For culture-specific designs of many ages, it's hard to beat "The Styles of Ornament," by Alexander Speltz. Dover ISBN 0-486-20557-6. Still in print, and likely available at your local library, or via inter-library loan.

Plate 135 (p.239) illustrates some carved finials as stylized fleurs-de-lis in French Gothic, with four or eight petals, and/or four sub-petals.

Cheers,
Joe