This part of France did and still has a surplus of trees. Many of the towns and villages are studded with timber frame buildings, some more remarkable than others. Recently in Joigny there are a couple that are worthy of mention. Firstly the House of The Tree of Jess which depicts the genealogy of Christ on the facade. This is a scene normally reserved for churches and is apparently very rare in a private dwelling and in particular carved into the structural beams of the house. It is quite extraordinary. Not aesthetically my thing but fascinating.
House of 'The Tree of Jess', Joigny.
The second house of note is the Pillory House decorated with engoulants and figures of the saints. A few glazed tiles all adds to a very detailed if not visually confusing facade.
Pillory House, Joigny.
Over door detail from a house in Sens.
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