Which Gothic carving depicts a textile pattern?

• A. Heraldry
• B. Linencarving
• C. Foliage Sculpture
• D. Geometric Relief

Answer: (B)

In Gothic carving, the way a pattern is rendered reveals its subject: textile-like motifs are carved to imitate woven cloth, using regular, grid-like or cross-hatched lines to resemble linen. Linencarving is the term that describes this approach, capturing the look of fabric in stone and distinguishing it from other decorative themes. Heraldry would show coats of arms and symbolic emblems, foliage sculpture focuses on leaves and plant forms, and geometric relief relies on abstract shapes rather than the texture of fabric. So the carving that depicts a textile pattern is the linen-like weave pattern carved to imitate linen.