Julie Taylor is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.

Taylor's contribution lies mainly in her analysis of the limited number of diplomatic sources that do exist. Her work represents the first detailed monography on the colony's origins, its inhabitants, and its destruction. As such, historians interested in this anomalous colony ought to be grateful to her.

• Chapter 1 Muslims in Italy Prior to the Thirteenth CenturyChapter 2 The Creation of a Muslim Colony in ApuliaChapter 3 Muslim Status, Religious Practice, and CultureChapter 4 The Administration of the Muslim CommunityChapter 5 Muslim OccupationsChapter 6 Lucera Under ManfredChapter 7 Angevin LuceraChapter 8 The Fall of Muslim LuceraChapter 9 Conclusion

Julie Taylor is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.

Taylor's contribution lies mainly in her analysis of the limited number of diplomatic sources that do exist. Her work represents the first detailed monography on the colony's origins, its inhabitants, and its destruction. As such, historians interested in this anomalous colony ought to be grateful to her.

• Chapter 1 Muslims in Italy Prior to the Thirteenth CenturyChapter 2 The Creation of a Muslim Colony in ApuliaChapter 3 Muslim Status, Religious Practice, and CultureChapter 4 The Administration of the Muslim CommunityChapter 5 Muslim OccupationsChapter 6 Lucera Under ManfredChapter 7 Angevin LuceraChapter 8 The Fall of Muslim LuceraChapter 9 Conclusion

Julie Taylor is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.

Taylor's contribution lies mainly in her analysis of the limited number of diplomatic sources that do exist. Her work represents the first detailed monography on the colony's origins, its inhabitants, and its destruction. As such, historians interested in this anomalous colony ought to be grateful to her.

• Chapter 1 Muslims in Italy Prior to the Thirteenth CenturyChapter 2 The Creation of a Muslim Colony in ApuliaChapter 3 Muslim Status, Religious Practice, and CultureChapter 4 The Administration of the Muslim CommunityChapter 5 Muslim OccupationsChapter 6 Lucera Under ManfredChapter 7 Angevin LuceraChapter 8 The Fall of Muslim LuceraChapter 9 Conclusion